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Examples of beige in a Sentence
Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
Tones of beige dominated with only one bright pop of color: pink bougainvillea flowers.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
Buy several in Reed’s favorite color, natural beige, or mix and match a few different hues, including brown, white, gray, hazel, mustard yellow, navy blue, and olive green.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2024
The 12-hour subdial shows the 30-year cycle, with the abundant 355-day years in beige and the standard 354-day years in white.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
Match red and grey, beiges, and creams for a more modern, soft look.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2024
The gown then transitioned into darker tones with charcoal gray and deep beige that were layered beside one another.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024
Sweeney’s metallic undies also come in beige (which were modeled by Emma Corin on the runway last spring) and pink opal and retail for $5,800 on the label’s website.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Blueprints in the wall The decor is minimal and includes an eclectic mix of antiques and contemporary pieces set against a neutral background of beiges, golds and pale blues.
—Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
When Kirill arrived outside the Phanar, a crowd of Ukrainian protesters had already gathered around the compound’s beige stone walls.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
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My eight-year-old son, Bobby, subscribes to the beige diet: mac-n-cheese, french fries, and chicken fingers occasionally thrown in for good measure.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024
One is a 42 mm model with a brown strap, and the other is a 36 mm version on a beige rubber strap with a bezel containing 91 brilliant-cut diamonds.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
Here is a list of things Meghan Markle likes: camel coats, beige knitwear, cream trouser suits, khaki pencil skirts and tan court shoes.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
Here is a list of things Meghan Markle likes: camel coats, beige knitwear, cream trouser suits, khaki pencil skirts, and tan court shoes.
—Daniel Rodgers, Glamour, 3 Apr. 2024
On an overcast July morning, officers escorted those defendants into Istanbul’s beige brutalist courthouse, just a short walk from the Thodex headquarters where all the people on trial had once worked.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Its post included a picture of a bespectacled Mr. Xu in the courtroom wearing an oversized beige cardigan surrounded by three police officers.
—David Pierson, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Noun
borrowed from French, going back to Middle French baige, noun derivative of Old French bege "uncolored, having the color of natural wool," of uncertain origin
Adjective
borrowed from French — more at beige entry 1
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