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The tangerine-hued drink may have maligned aperitivo as what Americans think of as happy hour—consuming multiple drinks before dinner—but traditionally, aperitivo is a millennia-old ritual that stems from sipping a single drink with herbal, bitter flavors to stimulate the appetite.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026 Ground black pepper is a deeply hued powder.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 June 2026 The recent brides wore their dreamy pink-hued and floral frocks to the 2025 Australian Open, according to People.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
31 May 2026 Inside the columns, microbes and algae establish different zones over time, creating vividly hued layers.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hued
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of hued was
before the 12th century