How to Use grey in a Sentence

grey

adjective
  • Ash and fire and endless grey dusty death.
    Jack Sheehan september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Bundling up doesn't have to be as grey and dull as the weather.
    Ty Gaskins, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The clear blue sky went grey, then black, in what seemed like a few heartbeats.
    Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
  • This would do away with the fast-growing grey area in the two-wheeled world.
    New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026
  • By chance, a rare piebald deer was among the brown and grey animals.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Costs used to make sales, such as transaction fees, are in a grey area.
    Jesse Silvertown, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Winter is grey and frigid, but that doesn't mean your outfit needs to be.
    Ty Gaskins, Men's Health, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Ford wore a white sleeveless blouse, dark blue jeans and carried a grey purse.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Try grey hair, or maybe browse our gallery of blonde or brunette color options.
    Elle Turner, Glamour, 19 June 2022
  • The driver of the grey, red and white bike fled the scene, said police.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 30 June 2026
  • The grey piping is a tasteful touch that the two of them will very much agree on.
    Jennifer Nied, Women's Health, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Her grey sweatpants are rolled to her knees, and her feet dangle above the ground.
    Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
  • She was found wearing a white/grey/red blanket, black pants and blue shoes.
    Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
  • She was found face down in her bedroom, wearing a grey tank top and nude from the waist down.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
  • That Maine granite has always been grey.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 4 May 2026
  • At least one of the suspects was sporting a large grey backpack, cops said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
  • He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie, blue pants and black sneakers.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Video from both sides showed large plumes of grey smoke billowing into the sky.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Flowers were mauve, and foliage was grey and pointed.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 4 June 2026
  • Even classic grey knitwear is getting the sporty treatment.
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2026
  • My first impression was its clean, grey clamshell design.
    John Burek, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
  • On stage, Stein wore a dark grey suit with orange, light blue and navy blue accents.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The actress wore an off-the-shoulder dress while her husband wore a grey suit with a pink tie.
    Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The third was wearing a black sweater with a white logo on the back, grey jeans and black sneakers.
    Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • The dour, grey mood of the show is lightened by plenty of moments of humor.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • But the line between tax avoidance and tax evasion is often a grey one.
    Nick Fountain, NPR, 27 May 2026
  • Johnson, 63, stands well above six feet tall, and his chin is ringed by a grey goatee.
    Brent Rose, Outside, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Stock up on a few in white, black, grey, and navy—you’ll reach for them more than anything else in your closet.
    Christina Holevas, Vogue, 16 July 2025
  • Picture a group of men sitting around a table in an old hut on a grey island in the sea.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Alongside these two pieces, Rih also wore a pair of dark grey cargo pants.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 8 Aug. 2025

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