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

Shelley’s story is so moving precisely because it’s tinged with firsthand knowledge of the despair that comes with being misunderstood and othered at no fault of one’s own.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

His great dismay at the announcement of Major Major’s appointment as squadron commander was tinged with an embittered resentment he made no effort to conceal.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller