yellow

Example Sentences

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Traffic officers cordon off the sidewalk with yellow tape.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Amber and yellow national severe weather warnings were issued for parts of northern England, North Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Fun fact: That Post-it Notes were originally yellow was happenstance, too; that’s the color scrap paper the lab next door had available.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A yellow weather warning for snow has been issued for 15:00 on Saturday to 03:00 on Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Already the edges of the ice where the waves struck were honeycombed and streaked with yellow.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell