shades

Example Sentences

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Red brighter than strawberries, yellow like sunshine, blue like the morning sky and blue like deep water, green like the forest leaves, and all shades in between, colors I had never seen in the world.

From Literature

Right now, the rascal in him slumbers, briefly glimpsed now and again behind dark shades.

From Los Angeles Times

Cut into it and you’ll reveal its delicate anatomy — layers of leaves, in shades of light green or purple, all tightly packed into one big ball.

From Salon

A plate with five shades of something feels generous, even celebratory.

From Salon

Duvall shades Sonny’s run from the law into a nuanced portrayal of wounded pride and unanswerable questions.

From Los Angeles Times