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The complexion stick comes in 42 shades, including light, medium, and deep options, and the brand has a shade guide to help shoppers find their exact match.
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Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Belying the heavy set of his frame, TR’s bodily extremities were by contrast a shade off—evident in elfin ears and tiny feet.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Her chest-skimming lengths (in a shade of teddy bear brown) were parted in the middle with long, face-framing layers.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
One or two of the walls have been painted a shade of bubblegum pink not found in nature.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
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Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Belying the heavy set of his frame, TR’s bodily extremities were by contrast a shade off—evident in elfin ears and tiny feet.
—Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025
Her chest-skimming lengths (in a shade of teddy bear brown) were parted in the middle with long, face-framing layers.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
One or two of the walls have been painted a shade of bubblegum pink not found in nature.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for a shade
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“A shade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20shade. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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