How to Use change color in a Sentence
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There were still birds in the trees then and the leaves were just starting to change color.
—Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024
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The cephalopods can change color in just one tenth of a second.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 6 Oct. 2015
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As leaves change color and fall to the ground around Ohio this autumn, so do the acorns.
—Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2022
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Just as the leaves change color, so too does the hair on the head of Kate Middleton.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 21 Nov. 2020
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Keep in Mind: These will change color or even fade as time goes on.
—Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2023
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The reagent caused the sample to change color according to the amount of sugar present in the urine.
—Emily Langer, Washington Post, 5 May 2021
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The eyes do change color, but that change takes place in the back of the eye, which can't be seen through photos such as these.
—Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2021
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When the sugar begins to change color, turn off the heat and slowly add the warm dairy.
—John Kennedy, Popular Science, 3 Nov. 2020
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The potatoes should not change color but will soften all the way through.
—Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2023
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Learn about the process of veraison, where the grapes change color and begin to ripen.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 10 June 2025
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Autumn is upon us, and that might mean the leaves in your yard are starting to change color and fall to the ground.
—Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2022
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With sunburned plants, usually only the leaves on the top of the plant, where the sun hits, will change color.
—Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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There’s not much better than seeing leaves change color in the fall.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2024
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Arguably the best part is that those spires change color on command.
—Patrick George, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
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And nature really puts on a show in the fall, when the leaves begin to change color.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 15 Aug. 2022
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Check this out 🏡 ‘Game changer’: What if your house could change color with the seasons?
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
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Here's a breakdown of fall foliage: When do leaves change color in Texas?
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 20 Nov. 2024
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What’s more, October is the peak season for tourists, who come to see the leaves change color — but not this year, of course.
—Tami Luhby, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Step 2Add shrimp; cook until they are just cooked through and change color, 1 to 2 minutes.
—People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 31 July 2022
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In a neighborhood with only a few kinds of trees, most trees may change color and drop their leaves at the same time.
—Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
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Reindeers’ eyes change color—from blue to gold, and then back to blue again—twice a year to cope with the Arctic’s strange light schedule.
—The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2022
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Sadly, the government doesn’t seem to care that our stop signs won’t change color.
—Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2022
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When will the leaves change color in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana?
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2024
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Leaves start to change color in this area around September 25th and peak around the first week of October.
—Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2022
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The ancient layers had started to change color with the sun's slow descent.
—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Starting in November, your tree will begin to drop its leaves, change color, and stop growing.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
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Dong noted that most quantum dots change color when their physical size changes.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Dec. 2025
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As frostbite worsens, the affected skin may change color and become hard or waxy-looking.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
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Cook, stirring, until the fish begin to change color and fall apart, about 5 minutes.
—Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
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Why do leaves change color in the fall?
—Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 17 Nov. 2025
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