Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

sallow

[sal-oh] / ˈsæl oʊ /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The results were patchy, worsening the effect of my grown-out roots and sallow skin.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

The yellow-orange stain of surgical antiseptic is sallow on my skin, accented by the remains of purple felt-tip-pen markings that are not hypothetical indicators this time.

From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2022

She glanced up at the sallow light of the former prison cell and, with a little laugh, quoted me a snatch of Heidegger: “Where there is danger, there grows what saves.”

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2022

The haunting figure, his flesh a sallow yellow as if a waxwork, lies surrounded by brown fallen leaves.

From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2022

The sallow, puffy-eyed doctor who saw us introduced himself as a second-year resident.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




Vocabulary lists containing sallow