soft-hued

Example Sentences

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Then a young senator from Illinois, Mr. Obama stands before a washy background of blue-and-gray stripes, but Ms. Peyton’s adoring, soft-hued portrait appears shatteringly sad now that the promise so many saw has been annulled.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2016

The substance of this alluringly dreamy work was etched in a slowly unfolding, soft-hued chord progression on the organ, the tolling of a small bell and a gentle, expanding xylophone line.

From New York Times • May 9, 2010

Maurice Prendergast, went to Paris, returned to paint Manhattan's Central Park in the pure colors of a soft-hued tapestry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, we shall walk through dusty lanes And pause beneath low-hanging boughs, And there, while soft-hued beauty reigns We'll make our vows.

From Anthology of Massachusetts Poets by Braithwaite, William Stanley

There is a great deal of soft-hued architecture throughout, but it is used as background and not as a frame, thus differing radically from typical canopies.

From Stained Glass Tours in England by Sherrill, Charles Hitchcock