Grey example sentences

Related (18): ashen, dusky, drab, slate, steely, murky, greyscale, leaden, silver, pewter, foggy, smoky, dim, gloomy, misty, hazy, neutral, dull

gray

adjective

grey (adjective)

- of a color intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead:

- (of the weather) cloudy and dull:

- (of a person) having gray hair:

- relating to old people collectively:

- (of a person's face) pale, as through tiredness, age, or illness:

- without interest or character; dull and nondescript:

- (of financial or trading activity) not accounted for in official statistics:

- gray color or pigment:

- gray clothes or material:

- gray hair:

- the Confederate army in the Civil War, or a member of that army.

- a gray thing or animal, in particular a gray or white horse.

- (especially of hair) become gray with age:

- (of a person) become older:

Synonyms

grayish, silvery, pearly, smoky, sooty, white, silver, hoary, ashen, wan, pale, pasty, pallid, colorless, sallow, leaden, bloodless, anemic, waxen, chalky, sickly, peaked, drained, sapped, drawn, deathly, deathlike, ghostly, peaky, ruddy, cloudy, overcast, dull, dim, dark, sunless, gloomy, dreary, dismal, somber, drab, bleak, cheerless, depressing, glum, misty, foggy, murky, bright, sunny, hoary, grizzled, elderly, old, aged, senior, ancient, venerable, decrepit, doddering, doddery, senescent, young, hoary, grizzled, elderly, old, aged, senior, ancient, venerable, decrepit, doddering, doddery, senescent, young, bony, skeletal, emaciated, scrawny, scraggly, rawboned, haggard, gaunt, drawn, pinched, pale, pallid, white, bloodless, ashen, ashy, chalky, waxen, waxy, corpselike, deathlike, ghostly, livid, etiolated, lymphatic, starveling, macilent, rosy, florid, fat, plump, characterless, colorless, nondescript, unremarkable, faceless, lifeless, soulless, passionless, spiritless, insipid, jejune, flat, bland, dry, stale, dull, uninteresting, unimaginative, boring, tedious, monotonous, neutral, anonymous, colorful, lively, unofficial, informal, irregular, age, mature

"Grey" Example Sentences

1. The sky turned grey as the storm approached.
2. I prefer to wear grey clothing because it's versatile.
3. My grandfather's hair is now a beautiful shade of grey.
4. Being in a grey area in the law is often frustrating.
5. The elephant had grey skin and a long trunk.
6. The old Victorian house had a grey slate roof.
7. I find it difficult to distinguish between grey and light blue.
8. Sometimes the grey clouds make me feel gloomy.
9. My favourite suit is a sharp grey colour.
10. The grey wolf is a symbol of strength and power.
11. Raindrops splattered against the grey windowpane.
12. My favourite movie is "The Grey" which stars Liam Neeson.
13. The grey heron stood motionless by the river.
14. I always associate grey with winter because of the weather.
15. The cat curled up on the grey sofa and went to sleep.
16. I wonder why grey hair is often seen as a sign of aging.
17. She wore a grey scarf to match her outfit.
18. The concrete walls of the building were painted grey to match the surroundings.
19. Many people find it difficult to spell "grey" correctly.
20. The grey suit and black tie made him look very handsome.
21. The grey mist swirled around us as we walked through the forest.
22. The artist used various shades of grey to create a beautiful painting.
23. Grey whales are known for their impressive migrations.
24. The grey squirrel ran across the garden fence.
25. We stayed in a grey stone cottage by the sea.
26. The teacher wrote with a grey marker on the whiteboard.
27. The storm clouds looked dark and grey from a distance.
28. The grey pigeon cooed and strutted around the park bench.
29. I drink my coffee with a splash of grey-coloured soy milk.
30. The grey minivan pulled up to the kerb and we all got in.

Common Phases

1. Fifty shades of grey;
2. Grey area;
3. Grey matter;
4. Grey hair;
5. Grey sky;
6. Grey zone;
7. Grey market;
8. Grey industry;
9. Grey day;
10. Grey cloud;
11. Greyhound;
12. Grey matter;
13. Grey whale;
14. Grey rock;
15. Grey elephant;
16. Grey stone;
17. Grey cement;
18. Grey squirrel;
19. Grey fox;
20. Grey wolf.