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
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
The gulls have the same sad story to tell that belongs to all beautiful, soft-hued birds.
From Friends and Helpers by Eddy, Sarah J.
