grays

variants also greys
present tense third-person singular of gray

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • But Harold gets on famously with Duke William, at least until the Norman warlord decides to assert his claim to the English throne.
    Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Wipe off any marker that gets on the surface on the floor.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Hardy cyclamen is a perennial, which blooms in late summer to autumn with the leaves remaining evergreen throughout the winter.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Ragweed, which blooms at the same time, is the real culprit.
    Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What at first appears to be a run-of-the-mill trauma drama about a family dealing with the eldest child’s anorexia nervosa gradually evolves into something odder and more original, even blackly comic, in Ungrateful Beings.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
  • What starts as a strained father-daughter relationship soon evolves into something far more sinister.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This gentle soul loves to cuddle and gets along well with all dogs and people.
    Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The silky gel gets along with every curl type (our testers ranged from 2A to 3C), encasing spirals of all patterns in a pliable cast that helps keep them buoyant.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Researchers estimate that advances in screening account for about one-quarter of the drop in breast cancer deaths, while improved treatments are responsible for the other three-quarters.
    Dr. Noor Shaik, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Your votes, combined with judges' scores, determine who advances—and who goes home.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Children ages 11 and under get in free.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • After an evil and jealous witch casts a spell on young Sophie that ages her prematurely, Howl must use all his magical talents to set things right.
    DeVonne Goode, Parents, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Grays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grays. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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