gray area

noun

: an area or situation in which it is difficult to judge what is right and what is wrong

There are no gray areas in the rules.

a legal gray area

Examples of gray area in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The council discussed whether the Cumulative Bridge Fund could be used as a funding mechanism to foot the bill, and both county attorneys, while acknowledging temporary borrowing may be a gray area, recommended against it. — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

And the compensation of sources exists in the deepest gray area of all. — Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

Why would anyone expect the labs to resolve that gray area against their own interests? — Adam Fish, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

The gray area in the decorum policy, VanderVeen said, gives the presiding officer, often O’Hare, ultimate discretion. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for gray area

• ceria
• feria
• varia
• aquaria
• gregaria
• herbaria
• hysteria
• malaria
• puparia
• rancheria
• araucaria
• arenaria