How to Use a shade in a Sentence
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Can't decide on a shade of green?
—Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
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Red is a shade that will never be out of style.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 9 Feb. 2026
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An awning is a shade cover that juts out over an area.
—Melissa Minton, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
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But the goal was called back when the cameras caught him a shade offside.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
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Choose from wood or brass, along with a shade to complement your decor.
—Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Many people opt for a beach tent in a shade of blue, for an aquatic feel.
—Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2023
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Whatever your mood, there’s a shade you’re bound to fall in love with.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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Your tomato plant or plants aren’t large enough to warrant a shade cloth or stakes.
—The Spruce, 27 July 2026
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Dying your hair pink, even in a shade as light as this, can be a complex process.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
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The finishing touch was a pillbox hat in a shade of light green.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 15 July 2024
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If your tree is in the ground, protect it from extreme heat with a shade cloth or burlap cloth.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
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Barcelona may have created a shade under four goals worth of chances.
—Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Instead of a bright blue paint, opt for a shade with gray undertones.
—Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2024
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Then, line the lips with a lip liner in a shade that matches your lipstick.
—Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
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There’s a spectrum of red that means there’s a shade to suit most complexions.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2025
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Try a shade just a tad lighter than your base or keep it monochrome for a playful, yet classy vibe.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
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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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Often grown as a shade tree, this oak adapts to many soils and is drought tolerant.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
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Rico wears a suit and the sun shines on his face such that his skin looks like a shade of highlighter melanin.
—Zaire Love, The New Yorker, 24 July 2024
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To hear Charli tell it, the point of Brat was to make a shade of green hot.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
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The white bungalows, trimmed in a shade of mint green, seemed to invite me to take a load off.
—Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
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This puts it just a shade ahead of Season 3 over the same number of episodes.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 7 June 2025
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Nearly everyone in the showings for both films was in a shade of pink.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN, 21 July 2024
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His average is a shade under four runs worse when leading the team.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 24 July 2026
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Combined with hostas in a shade bed, white wood aster will cover dry areas filled with shade tree roots.
—Judy Nauseef, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025
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Plans also include a new play yard and a shade structure on the east side of campus.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
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Gray Wave There wasn't a living room untouched by a shade of gray.
—Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 23 June 2023
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Just make sure to choose a shade and harp that are appropriately sized for your lamp.
—Laura Daily, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
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Plans also include a new play yard and a shade structure on the east side of the campus.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
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At the event, Camilla embraced a shade of sky blue for a monochrome look.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 3 July 2024
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