whitish
Example Sentences
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Tata has been mining soda ash for years in Lake Magadi, a vast area often covered by a whitish salt crust.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The river’s reservoirs have declined dramatically amid unrelenting dry conditions over the last quarter-century, leaving the manmade lakes far below a coating of whitish minerals on rocks, where water once lapped.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2025
Moisture triggers the transformation of cadmium sulfide, which is yellow, into cadmium sulfate, which is white -- resulting in a whitish or dull cast.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 29, 2024
It may begin with loss of sensation on whitish patches of skin or reddened skin.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2024
Esteban finished picking the whitish fish from the tangle of bones and laid his knife and fork across his plate.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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