tinged

Example Sentences

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Her performance is tinged with the unmistakable sound of uncertainty.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The biggest event in American sports kicks off Sunday as the New England Patriots take on the Seattle Seahawks at a Super Bowl tinged by controversy over Bad Bunny's half-time show.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

Water in many homes is tinged a rusty orange from iron and manganese in the soil, or pipe corrosion, and smells sour from sulfur.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

The work is rewarding, she said, but always tinged with regret.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

I reached out to slide open my bedroom window, to hear the sounds better and to let in the clean air tinged with goat droppings and ripening oranges.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie