tinged

Example Sentences

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While City fans were clearly delighted with the victory - and Shaw's significant part in it - it would have been tinged with anxiety over her future.

From BBC • May 10, 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

Alyssa may have a point, but her critique is also tinged with the fear of being outpaced by her protégé.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2025

As they discuss the niceties and textual flaws of the classics they love as much as life itself, Stoppard’s playfulness is tinged with rue; the older man cannot prevent the younger’s heartbreak to come.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2025

Ron crawled to the four-poster and collapsed onto it, panting, his white face now tinged with green, both hands clutching his broken leg.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling