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yellowish

[yel-oh-ish] / ˈyɛl oʊ ɪʃ /
ADJECTIVE
having a yellow color
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Example Sentences

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“We would see a line of this yellowish, pinkish haze,” Pashgian remembered.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“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

Other dentists were less sure about the wad of yellowish stuff stuck between his left front tooth and the tooth next to it.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2025

Lieutenant Xiomara Rojas has an undershot jaw, and her jumble of yellowish teeth is visible when she shouts.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García