turn yellow
Example Sentences
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If it rains, the harvested leaves must be dried very quickly — within a day — otherwise they turn yellow and no one wants them.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2025
When exposed to excessive darkness the leaves of the mutant, COG-free plants began to turn yellow, wrinkled, and thin -- signs the plants were dying.
From Science Daily • Jan. 17, 2024
The lenses in our eyes turn yellow with age because of damage from the sun’s ultraviolet rays.
From Scientific American • Jul. 21, 2023
This year, sandstorms started bearing down on parts of China in March, causing the skies to turn yellow.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2023
On the way to the library I notice the trees in the sidewalk have leaves that are just starting to turn yellow.
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
