whitish
Example Sentences
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“There are some of the water marks,” he said, pointing to a line of whitish minerals coating the dark volcanic boulders, where water had once lapped.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025
Another was left with darker skin than before - with a pale circle around her eyes, while a third has whitish scars on her lips and knees.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 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
Some of them were whitish and dried-out-looking, and some were covered with a mysterious green mold, but most of them were fine.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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