tinge

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Long before apps like Alarmy, makers of alarm clocks recognized that some of their products needed a tinge of menace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The paper said it was "of no party or faction" and boasted "a tinge of republicanism".

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2025

Some of the show’s most delicious moments feature Olyphant’s android responding to its bratty creator’s slight by simply staring at him with a tinge of menace before acknowledging his demand.

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2025

Ali: I felt a tinge of sadness and loss watching those flashback scenes.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

“There’s even a tinge of blue there. See that?”

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt