Below you will find example sentences with "wearing grey". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Wearing Grey in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 9
  • Discovered as a combination around: grey
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 12
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 21.4 words

Words in this phrase

wearing grey

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • wearing can mean: Intended to be worn. Frequent word
  • grey can mean: Commonwealth standard spelling of gray. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 5 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

connor was wearing grey tracksuit pants 1× defendant was wearing grey prison issue 1× he was wearing grey tracksuit bottoms 1× hmp belmarsh wearing grey prison tracksuits 1× may be wearing grey nike shorts 1× the dock wearing grey tracksuits and 1× us all wearing grey and eating 1× was also wearing grey track pants 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

batool appeared at 1× mohamed has been 1× police say connor 1× she is described 1× the 22 year 1× the defendant was 1×

Common sentence endings:

coloured running shoes 1× dunlop shoulder bag 1× five minute hearing 1× grey and eating 1× grey prison tracksuits 1× his top half 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

white 4× tracksuit 3× blue 3× appeared 3× pants 2× new 2× balance 2× trainers 2× nike 2× pink 2× top 2× bottoms 2×

Related phrases

wearing black wearing mask wearing dark light grey dark grey wearing blue wearing masks grey matter grey fox jean grey

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around grey:

light grey 13× dark grey 12× grey matter 9× grey fox 7× grey cup 6×

Just before it in the phrase index:

wearing dark wearing custom wearing blue wearing black wear white wear masks

Just after it in the phrase index:

wearing mask wearing masks wearing yellow weather conditions weather forecast weather forecasts

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

wearing black wearing mask wearing dark wearing blue wearing masks wearing yellow

Same ending:

light grey dark grey jean grey

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "wearing grey" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 21.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as connor was wearing grey tracksuit pants, defendant was wearing grey prison issue, white, tracksuit and blue stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with wearing black, wearing mask, wearing dark, light grey, dark grey and grey matter, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with wearing grey

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

He'll have us all wearing grey and eating. (9 words)

The group all appeared together in the dock wearing grey tracksuits and white t-shirts. (15 words)

The defendant was wearing grey prison issue sweatshirt and joggers during the brief five-minute hearing. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

She is described as being 5’ 2” tall with long dark hair, and she may be wearing grey Nike shorts, a pink Nike top, and a pair of New Balance white/grey trainers. (33 words)

Mohamed has been missing from Bicester since Sunday, December 17. When last seen, he was wearing grey tracksuit bottoms and blue sliders, but nothing on his top half. (28 words)

Batool appeared at the Old Bailey today via video link from HMP Bronzefield while Sharif and Malik appeared sat together at HMP Belmarsh wearing grey prison tracksuits. (27 words)

Example sentences (9)

Police say Connor was wearing grey tracksuit pants, a grey t-shirt and blue New Balance trainers at the time of his disappearance.

She is described as being 5’ 2” tall with long dark hair, and she may be wearing grey Nike shorts, a pink Nike top, and a pair of New Balance white/grey trainers.

Mohamed has been missing from Bicester since Sunday, December 17. When last seen, he was wearing grey tracksuit bottoms and blue sliders, but nothing on his top half.

The defendant was wearing grey prison issue sweatshirt and joggers during the brief five-minute hearing.

Batool appeared at the Old Bailey today via video link from HMP Bronzefield while Sharif and Malik appeared sat together at HMP Belmarsh wearing grey prison tracksuits.

The 22-year-old was also wearing grey track pants and light-pink-coloured running shoes.

He'll have us all wearing grey and eating.

He was also wearing grey tracksuit bottoms with black rims around the pockets, blue plimsolls with white soles and a white-and-green Dunlop shoulder bag.

The group all appeared together in the dock wearing grey tracksuits and white t-shirts.