How to Use yellow in a Sentence

yellow

1 of 3 adjective

• He was too yellow to stand up and fight.
• Crash is a young yellow lab that will need an active family to walk and throw the ball to him.
  — Star-Telegram, star-telegram.com, 15 May 2017
• One wraps her 4-month-old daughter in a fuzzy yellow blanket.
  — Washington Post, 22 June 2017
• Egg Beaters: These are yellow-colored egg whites that are sold in a carton.
  — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 10 May 2017
• Wearing a mustard-yellow jumpsuit, Dan asked Betty how to tie off a block.
  — S. M. Chavey, Twin Cities, 15 June 2017
• Not to be outdone, the Temblor Range is painted with swaths of orange, yellow and purple like something out of a storybook.
  — Lyndsey Matthews, Country Living, 4 Apr. 2017
• The eatery is named for Graves' first dog, Raising Cane, a friendly yellow lab who would hang around the building site during renovation.
  — Jane Donahue, Naperville Sun, 9 May 2017
• The robber, described as a black man in his 30s and wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt, a yellow safety vest and white hard hat, then left the bank with an undisclosed amount of cash.
  — Erika Butler, The Aegis, 29 June 2017
• His menu claim-to-fame is a mouthwatering shaved corned beef sandwich on rye slathered with yellow table mustard.
  — Philip Potempa, chicagotribune.com, 22 June 2017
• Inside, the walls were painted pink, yellow and green, adorned with vintage boomboxes and a photo by Jonathan Mannion of the reggae singer Buju Banton.
  — Joanna Nikas, New York Times, 5 June 2017
• The gown, paired with statement-making yellow earrings, features an entire body-slit—which is required by law for everyone named JLo.
  — Lauren Alexis Fisher, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 June 2017
• Yes, the entire Obama family water rafts wearing those silly yellow helmets and big goofy smiles on their faces.
  — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 27 June 2017
• Spanopoulos showed off a sample of water buttercup from Long Lake which, like its counterpart on dry land, blooms with yellow flowers.
  — Amy Lavalley, Post-Tribune, 20 June 2017
• His own giant photo is located on a wall outside the park between Jake Arrieta's and Baez's, right behind a yellow fire hydrant.
  — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 1 July 2017
• Each dog that completes the hospital training receives a yellow bandanna and an Overlake photo ID badge.
  — Lynn Thompson, The Seattle Times, 9 June 2017
• The Golden State Warriors twirled T-shirts over their heads and waved to the crowd from atop double-decker buses as blue and yellow confetti rained down on them during a parade to celebrate the team’s latest championship.
  — The Associated Press, New York Times, 16 June 2017
• Using the gray concrete of a parking structure with a red, blue or yellow car can make for a striking image, but parking a silver vehicle there is going to create a monochromatic mess.
  — David Newhardt, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 June 2017
• This extra moist, single-layer classic yellow cake is topped with a pineapple glaze, similar to a poke cake.
  — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
• Careers, dreams and aspirations In the high school room, students huddled around a fuzzy yellow rug.
  — Jessica Ma, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
• The water was yellow and smelled like rotting eggs.
  — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026

yellow

2 of 3 noun

• The bridesmaids were dressed in yellow.
• Our sun was a steady, bright-yellow dot in its neighbor’s night sky, but the two stars — and likely their planets — evolved along much different paths.
  — Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 22 Dec. 2016
• Roldán showed Jones a red card and then presented a second yellow card to Valencia, who had also been carded in the first half.
  — David Waldstein, New York Times, 16 June 2016
• What about the length of yellows?
  — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
• Cool tones are represented by airy blues, brilliant greens, light yellows, and lilac.
  — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
• For a splash of color, Wintergold turns golden-yellow in the winter months.
  — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026

yellow

3 of 3 verb

• The paper had yellowed with age.
• The leaves were yellowed by disease.
• The race went to yellow for the next four laps and went green with four to go.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
• The edges had curled and yellowed and some of the text was circled in pen.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
• More leaves may yellow and drop as new growth appears in the spring.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 4 Nov. 2020
• The pages are now yellowed, the black-and-white photos faded.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
• The wheat that remained on one such field had begun to yellow at the base of the stem, a sign of drought stress.
  — Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
• First eggs, then cracks The pages are now yellowed, the black-and-white photos faded.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
• The animal was too short to be an adult, but its teeth were worn and yellowed with age.
  — Craig Welch, National Geographic, 26 July 2016
• Hundreds of $1 bills are tacked to the ceiling, yellowed from the days of indoor smoking.
  — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2018
• Leaf edges or entire branches may turn brown, and a bush may yellow and drop leaves.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 23 Sep. 2020
• The base of stems may turn brown and leaves begin to yellow, usually in cool, wet soil with poor drainage.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023
• Choose a plant with dark green foliage, and avoid those with fallen or yellowed leaves.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2017
• Moisture leads to mildew stains, which is the common cause of yellowing grout.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 20 Jan. 2020
• The plants yellow and decline growing when exposed to too much sun.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
• Opt for full, green foliage and avoid a yellowing plant.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
• The pages are yellowed and a bit torn and the ink is slightly faded, but the important info is still there.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Aug. 2017
• For decades, the legacy of the Eye was largely kept alive in the yellowing copies that Mr. Abrams kept in a storage locker in Queens.
  — Alex Williams, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
• Check your houseplants for any sticky residue on leaves, yellowing leaves or tiny mites at the junction of leaves and stem.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Oct. 2019
• Wipe pearls with a soft cloth after each wear to remove body oils and perfume that can yellow them.
  — Lauren Smith McDonough, Good Housekeeping, 28 Feb. 2023
• Sheila Davis, 62, complained that each morning, her faucet would spew colors that went from brown to green to yellow to clear.
  — Joshua Lott, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2023
• Distress will show up in burned or yellowed foliage and dropped leaves, and often death.
  — oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2019
• On the other hand, a plant that is watered too often and kept too wet may also yellow and drop leaves.
  — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 29 July 2017
• Each bone-white candle is 10 inches tall, and has knobs and yellowing patina in all the right places.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
• The collection has faded and yellowed since the Rams first left, and in that time, the distance between the city and its NFL glory days widened.
  — Ryan Kartje, Orange County Register, 1 Jan. 2017
• Plants should be healthy with new growth and no signs of wilting or yellowing older leaves.
  — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 22 Mar. 2018
• Perhaps the best time to do needed dividing is mid-summer, when the stems begin to yellow and start to die back to the ground.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 3 July 2021
• While they have been handled with loving care, the white cotton yarn has yellowed over the years.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
• Signs your pears are moving past their prime include overall softness, yellowing in green varieties, brown spots, and even fruit flies.
  — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 8 Jan. 2026
• Five years later, the yellowing article is still there.
  — Michael Weissenstein, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025