yellowish

Example Sentences

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“They’ve got yellowish, brownish stains—you know, from humidity,” Luciani said, musing about how many dollars now sitting in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

When they got to the last three to five metres, "it just got dark brownish, sort of a yellowish colour", which told them they had potentially found very different conditions, said Kutuzov.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

The white tee doesn’t sit the same way, or inevitably accumulates a yellowish stain in the armpit crease.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024

Zimmer’s team members—who worked in hazmat suits to protect themselves from the lead-rich yellowish deposits that coated the cathedral after the fire—also recovered 1000 pallets of stone and metal items.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 5, 2024

That yellowish makeup’s spread across her lips too, so you can barely tell she even got a mouth.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett