color in
phrasal verb
colored in; coloring in; colors in
: to add color to (a shape or picture) by using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.
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The ocean was colored in shades of blue, the variations indicating the way the depth leveled off near shore.
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Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
According to Fierman, the choice of color in grout is a stylistic one, and maintenance and cleaning are not impacted by color choice.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
Of course, gorgeous colors in a laboratory are functionally worthless in the real world if a single dunk in the washing machine turns vibrant rainbows into a single shade of grey.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
Her lip color in particular should be given a gold statue.
—Jeff Hiller, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 8 Dec. 2025
According to Fierman, the choice of color in grout is a stylistic one, and maintenance and cleaning are not impacted by color choice.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
Of course, gorgeous colors in a laboratory are functionally worthless in the real world if a single dunk in the washing machine turns vibrant rainbows into a single shade of grey.
—New Atlas, 2 Dec. 2025
Her lip color in particular should be given a gold statue.
—Jeff Hiller, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for color in
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“Color in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/color%20in. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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