Anyone who has ever felt blue, seen red, blacked out, or turned green knows we're prone to make emotional associations with different shades. From LearnThat.org. [Winifred Gallagher, Source: The Power of Place, 1993, p. 50]
He was wearing a pair of mirrored shades. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Noun : shades of night are falling. ,shades of the Inquisition. ,He was living in the shades. ,a shade of difference. ,coffee with a shade of cream. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : to shade the eyes from a bright light. ,to shade a light to protect the eyes. From Dictionary.com.
My clothing was mostly in shades of blue and brown. From Wordnik.com. [Personality: You are Who You Pretend to Be « Colleen Anderson] Reference
In Black Book, everyone is drawn in shades of gray. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » MOVIE ANALYSIS: Black Book] Reference
The colors were muted, in shades of rose and mauve. From Wordnik.com. [Oscar casts glow on after-parties] Reference
And I thought everybody look good in shades, even me. From Wordnik.com. [ST:TOS DVD Trailer] Reference
She is striped and dappled in shades of cream, taupe, and copper. From Wordnik.com. [Introducing Ginger, The Original Kittenpie] Reference
There's a lot of nuance here, a picture painted in shades of grey. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
Now, some of us are extremely capable of thinking in shades of grey. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: May 16, 2006] Reference
This building is a total Art Deco vision in shades of periwinkle and teal. From Wordnik.com. [Monday: Downtown Trudgery : Scrubbles.net] Reference
~There are certain shades of limelight that can wreck a girl's complexion. From Wordnik.com. [I just can't get enough Audrey!] Reference
If they did, they wore coverings over their fur in shades no keeper had seen. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2008 » March : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
Although I think in shades of gray now, black is still my favorite color to wear. From Wordnik.com. [One Hundred Things] Reference
Because both do everything a good pair of shades is supposed to do, from fit to finish. From Wordnik.com. [Clothesline: Briko Endure Pro Duo and Smith PivLock V90 MAX eyewear] Reference
She lacks a nuanced view and doesn't appreciate that the world works in shades of gray. From Wordnik.com. [Palin: 'My heart goes out to Huckabee'] Reference
I was more keen on the gloves worn by the dude in shades, but they don't seem to be listed. From Wordnik.com. [Humour] Reference
Think of how much better the world would be if lawyers were able to think in shades ofgrey. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Canadian University Restricting Graphic Posters That Compare Abortion to Genocide] Reference
Think of how much better the world would be if lawyers were able to think in shades of grey. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Canadian University Restricting Graphic Posters That Compare Abortion to Genocide] Reference
My favorite lyric from that song is - But all my words come back to me in shades of mediocrity. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Top 10 (or 11) Writers’ Anthems of All Time] Reference
It also suggests that spacetime shades from a smooth arena to a funky fractal on small scales. From Wordnik.com. [Using Causality to Solve the Puzzle of Quantum Spacetime | Disinformation] Reference
By August, the hillsides are painted again, but this time in shades of gold and ochre and rust. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
In the mirror above the fireplace he caught sight of himself, a ghostly wraith in shades of gray. From Wordnik.com. [The Hole in the Wall « A Fly in Amber] Reference
Overall, thinking in shades of gray is a sign of maturity, enabling people to see the world as it really is. From Wordnik.com. [Why So Many People Can't Make Decisions] Reference
The spectrum of new pink shades is vast, from dainty roses to electric fuchsias, and it's just about locating the right one for you. From Wordnik.com. [Napoleon Perdis: Witty in Pink: Celebrating the Most Flattering Makeup Shade] Reference
For the recalled shades, there are retrofit kits available for free. From Wordnik.com. [NBC3 - Local News] Reference
The shades are a warm instead of cool pink so they are very flattering. From Wordnik.com. [The Makeup Girl | Beauty and Skincare Blog] Reference
I forget that the right doesn’t get that the left speaks in shades of grey. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Defense Department Disavows Santorum’s WMD Claims] Reference
It’s been on AFK, but the minister wearing those shades is too cool to exist. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Fake or real? Funny either way.] Reference
It may be, that the souls of the dead, called shades, manes, etc., passed for demons. From Wordnik.com. [A Philosophical Dictionary] Reference
The shades were a neat insider's reference to Mr. Margiela's reticence about publicity. From Wordnik.com. [Paris Surprise: Wearable Clothes on Runways] Reference
Even though the cone just kind of shades in on New Orleans, this isn't any better news for you. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 31, 2008] Reference
We prefer to wear our "shades," simply because we're not used to the bright light of our minds. From Wordnik.com. [The Buddha Wasn't a Buddhist] Reference
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