as in pallid
having an unhealthy yellowish skin color
He looked tired and sallow. She has a sallow complexion.
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Recent Examples of sallow
The film is aggressively teal with a sallow greige (gray-beige) overcast.
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Courtney Howard,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
If the entire plant looks sallow and yellow, give it better nutrition.
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Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
During a visit in August with two Times reporters, Mr. Perez’s skin was sallow.
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Aimee Ortiz,
New York Times,
7 Dec. 2023
An awkward, sallow, provincial, minor army officer, Napoleon, was irresistibly drawn to Joséphine, attracted by her proximity to the most powerful men in France.
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Anne Higonnet,
Vogue,
17 Nov. 2023
See All Example Sentences for sallow
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
If the entire plant looks sallow and yellow, give it better nutrition.
—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
During a visit in August with two Times reporters, Mr. Perez’s skin was sallow.
—
Aimee Ortiz,
New York Times,
7 Dec. 2023
An awkward, sallow, provincial, minor army officer, Napoleon, was irresistibly drawn to Joséphine, attracted by her proximity to the most powerful men in France.
—
Anne Higonnet,
Vogue,
17 Nov. 2023
See All Example Sentences for sallow
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallow
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Opponents of the proposal want the county to consider different locations for the park site, arguing the project may harm a variety of native species to the area, including the western spadefoot toad and pallid bats.
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While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.
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Having a sick pet is emotionally a lot to handle.
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Preventing infestation Just because one calf is sick doesn’t mean the entire herd will get it, Cammack said.
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Located on the northeast coast near Willikies, this peaceful area offers wide stretches of pale sand, clear shallow water, and easy access to some of Antigua’s most beautiful coastline.
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Too much sunlight, normally only a problem in areas with extremely hot climates, may cause plants to bleach out and look pale, which may be mistaken for yellowing.
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Instead, the moss’s telltale sign of woe is its glum, grayish hue, a waxen appearance that comes from ferns and algae that have crept over it.
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But underneath, this micro-budget B movie is a jaundiced lament for the death of American individualism.
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The Scolding, 1965, a claustrophobic portrait of jaundiced and blotchy figures watching a contretemps, has some of the unsettling atmosphere of James Ensor’s 1890 canvas The Intrigue, in which a clutch of masked figures presses in on the viewer.
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The pool was refilled in June, but an algae bloom returned just days later, turning the pool a sickly green color.
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In the heyday of her career, her choppy hair, flat chest, sickly pallor and large darting eyes were a manic pixie dream.
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) — or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
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Blue-and-white stripes instantly channel summer, and this puff-sleeve top feels far more elevated than its $9 price tag suggests.
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But hot temps can turn them into a waxy mess before your eyes.
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White phosphorus is a solid, waxy chemical that ignites instantly when combined with oxygen.
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“Sallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallow. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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