turn yellow

Example Sentences

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“Just like tea, it will bleach and turn yellow — and people say it might also get an off-flavor — if exposed to sunlight,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

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 damage is enormous because the trees have been infected by bacteria… You can see this tree, it is green, but the leaves are starting to turn yellow, which means it may be diseased."

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2023

The lenses in our eyes turn yellow with age because of damage from the sun’s ultraviolet rays.

From Scientific American • Jul. 21, 2023

The buds turn yellow, the skipping ropes come out.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood