How to Use coloring in a Sentence
coloring
noun- Her favorite activities include playing with stuffed animals and coloring.
- Our product contains no artificial coloring or flavoring.
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Males will have red coloring along the throat and a spot on the crown while females are green and gray.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Apr. 2024
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Feel free to lessen or leave out the green coloring in the frosting, if preferred.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
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A little green food coloring is added to the frosting to give the cake a lime-colored hue.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
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This coloring should not be confused with copper hair, which leans more towards red with more orange tones.
—Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 3 May 2024
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Photos show the golden brown coloring of the Thalang bent-toed gecko.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2024
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Even more recently, researchers say that the coloring and shape of the killer whale’s saddle patch differ among subspecies of killer whales.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2024
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The wild, all-white moose spotted trotting through Canada is not the first creature to be noticed for its unexpected coloring.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
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The sizing and coloring of a bear are not reliable ways to determine the difference between the two, wildlife officials said.
—Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman, 20 June 2024
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Love, Tito’s Coloring Wall, featuring a large wall for coloring as the music plays.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 9 Apr. 2024
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Never use honey, artificial sweeteners, or red food coloring, which can harm hummingbirds.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2024
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Santoni’s spring collection marked a sleek return to classics, letting the company’s prowess in leather coloring and construction do the talking.
—Andrea Onate, WWD, 18 June 2024
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Rather than taking a test, teachers observe them playing in the classroom — doing puzzles, coloring, building blocks, caring for a teddy bear — and asks their families to offer their own feedback.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024
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Thursday’s testimony became convoluted at times, as the lawyers went through photos of live and dummy rounds and asked jurors to pay attention to minute differences in size, shape and coloring.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 July 2024
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Today, Kazuhiro continues to research new ways to make the most of persimmons, like turning the skin into natural food coloring and the juice into sweetener.
—Megan Zhang, Saveur, 9 May 2024
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The Rainbow Bagel Kit comes with the mix, food coloring and yeast and yields a dozen bagels.
—Beth Dreher, goodhousekeeping.com, 29 Apr. 2023
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Don’t be afraid to think outside the coloring book, as switch to colors out of the norm.
—David A. Rose, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2024
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Test for a toilet leak by putting a few drops of food coloring in the tank.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
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Draw targets on a plain t-shirt and dip the Q-Tips in food coloring.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 8 Apr. 2023
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If the glass dome has any coloring, this can severely cut down on the amount of light in the room.
—Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
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Squeeze a few drops of food coloring (if desired) and a few drops of Dawn dish soap into the lemon.
—Rachelle Doorley, Parents, 16 Aug. 2023
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Beets or foods made with red food coloring can cause red spots in stool.
—Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 17 June 2024
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There's not a drop of food coloring in this pretty pink dessert.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 30 May 2024
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Replace flour with a foul, musty, or sour odor or if the texture and coloring have changed.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 20 July 2023
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Blood Plunge: Kind of like a cold plunge, only with way more red food coloring.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 8 Dec. 2022
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The new species was identified by its coloring and the size, pattern and texture of its scales, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
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However, avoid the use of red food coloring in the syrup mixture.
—Katie Nichols Communications Specialist Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 9 Aug. 2023
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Elvers mature into adults two to three feet in length, with the girth and the coloring of a slimy bicycle tire.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
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Try dropping in some food coloring and have the kids mix up a rainbow of colors.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 17 Mar. 2024
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