Used in a Sentence

light-colored

How to use light-colored in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for light-colored.

Editorial note

Who the hell wears a nice, light-colored suit like to an active construction site?

Examples12
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of light-colored gathered in one view.

adjective

(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for light-colored.

adjective

(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"

Example sentences

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Who the hell wears a nice, light-colored suit like to an active construction site?

2

And you only need six projectors, six Kinects, and all light-colored surfaces!

3

White or light-colored ironed professional looking shirt, jeans and black shoes.

4

I can hardly read the light-colored not-underlined links, but on mouseover, they light up, yikes.

5

Also, the sky is blue and light-colored skin can easily look orangish, which explains most of the frames.

6

Before 1700 it was light-colored, after 1850, it had fully transitioned to a darker color.

7

We live in a society that is constantly telling us we look bad, unless we are skinny, unless we have "good" hair, unless we have clear, light-colored skin...Fuck that.

8

I found the linked article almost impossible to read on a ThinkPad T420 running Ubuntu due to incredibly light-colored text.

9

All over the place, there are places where you can barely read text in basic features because they chose to put light-colored text on a light-colored background, with both colors being rather ugly.

10

When a Mexican woman bleaches her hair and wears light-colored contacts - that's another form of racism, called "internalizing the oppressor".

11

It may be worth pinging the KeePass developers with a screenshot showing that the GTK theme is not being respected properly when rendering the menu - the menu even looks odd using a light-colored theme like Clearlooks because it doesn't match the theme.

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In UK schools, possibly because it's a nearby example, it is taught that the color of moths in London changed dramatically during the Industrial Revolution because light-colored moths were easy snacks for birds on newly soot-covered walls.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use light-colored in a sentence?

Who the hell wears a nice, light-colored suit like to an active construction site?

What does light-colored mean?

(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent; "light blue"; "light colors such as pastels"; "a light-colored powder"

What part of speech is light-colored?

light-colored is commonly used as adjective.