How do you use Yellowish in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like yellow or chromatic, plus the exact meaning.
Yellowish in a sentence
Yellowish meaning
Somewhat yellow in colour.
Using Yellowish
- The main meaning on this page is: Somewhat yellow in colour.
- Useful related words include: yellow, xanthous, chromatic.
- In the example corpus, yellowish often appears in combinations such as: yellowish or, yellowish color, or yellowish.
Context around Yellowish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 14 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Yellowish
- In this selection, "yellowish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, series, become, cause, brown, green and red stand out and add context to how "yellowish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a huge yellowish brown splotch and a large yellowish green to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "yellowish" sits close to words such as abject, accumulations and adi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with yellowish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It produces a large, yellowish green to brown fruit. (9 words)
The only metal featuring a yellowish hue, gold is immune to corrosion. (12 words)
A few days after appearing they become yellowish in colour, flatten and dry out. (14 words)
Had a nice flight this afternoon, but again took no photos as there was a layer of smoke/pollution that didn’t look so bad on the ground, but was that yellowish/brownish stuff that seems to settle in all the valleys around here. (44 words)
Water quality issues on Lincoln Creek have been a concern for years, with the creek above the reservoir often running a yellowish color, and Grizzly Reservoir often a bright turquoise. (30 words)
The apple is called Cosmic Crisp because of the bright yellowish dots on its skin, which look like distant stars, said Kate Evans, who runs the breeding program at WSU. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
The subsoil may be yellowish red sandy clay loam (Orangeburg series), yellowish brown sandy clay loam (Norfolk series), or strong brown sandy clay (Marlboro series).
A few days after appearing they become yellowish in colour, flatten and dry out.
The liver damage caused by Alagille syndrome can cause yellowish skin and eyes, which Marletto-Salva said went away once Logan had part of Beach’s liver.
Then, place the pan over high heat; as it grows hot, you’ll see the surface change from silver to yellowish brown to bronze.
The skies above New York and many other North American cities grew progressively hazier through Wednesday, with an eerie yellowish tinge filtering through the smoky canopy.
Water quality issues on Lincoln Creek have been a concern for years, with the creek above the reservoir often running a yellowish color, and Grizzly Reservoir often a bright turquoise.
Cholesterol can gather around the eyes forming fatty, yellowish lumps, according to the NHS.
If you look closely at the replay of Houston making the tackle, you can see a huge yellowish-brown splotch on the back of his pants.
In the nitrogen-poor sandy soil without added bacteria, the plants grew very little and had persistently yellowish leaves owing to lack of nitrogen.
It produces a large, yellowish green to brown fruit.
The black-footed yellow sac spider is cream-colored to yellowish-green in color and can be identified by the orange-brown stripe on the top of the abdomen.
Back in China, residents are made to install telephone programs that monitor their moves and delegate them a red, green or yellowish coronavirus score.
It had been previously believed that blood plasma, a yellowish liquid in our blood which contains the antibodies to fight off viruses, could help treat Covid-19.
On more than one occasion, Rankin and his friends have seen a man wearing a yellowish shirt walk by the outside of the open barn doors.
A dark bruise developed on her right forearm at the point where the needle punctured her skin, with a yellowish fluid accumulating at the spot.
Had a nice flight this afternoon, but again took no photos as there was a layer of smoke/pollution that didn’t look so bad on the ground, but was that yellowish/brownish stuff that seems to settle in all the valleys around here.
In the first few days after birth colostrum is secreted (a yellowish, sticky milk), which contains more protein, less fat and a number of immunising factors for the newborn.
The apple is called Cosmic Crisp because of the bright yellowish dots on its skin, which look like distant stars, said Kate Evans, who runs the breeding program at WSU.
The only metal featuring a yellowish hue, gold is immune to corrosion.
There’s a particular kind of yellowish film that coats the walls and windows of an old garage; it’s like stepping into a sepia-tone photograph.
Common combinations with yellowish
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- yellowish or 7×
- yellowish color 6×
- or yellowish 6×
- be yellowish 5×
- yellowish brown 5×
- yellowish green 5×
- to yellowish 5×
- yellowish in 4×
- with yellowish 4×
- yellowish red 3×