How to Use coloring in a Sentence

coloring

noun
  • She added some blue food coloring to the icing.
  • This scarf will look great with your coloring.
  • He has very light coloring.
  • Her favorite activities include playing with stuffed animals and coloring.
  • Our product contains no artificial coloring or flavoring.
  • The coloring on the brisket looked fine, but the cut was just odd.
    Chris O'Connell, Chron, 10 Feb. 2022
  • Return the other half of the dough to the bowl of the mixer, add in the food coloring.
    Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Take the project a step further, and dye the sand with food coloring or chalk.
    Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2024
  • The Rainbow Bagel Kit comes with the mix, food coloring and yeast and yields a dozen bagels.
    Beth Dreher, goodhousekeeping.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • Test for a toilet leak by putting a few drops of food coloring in the tank.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
  • The $100 bill the man had given him didn’t feel right, and its coloring seemed off.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Draw targets on a plain t-shirt and dip the Q-Tips in food coloring.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 8 Apr. 2023
  • There are now great programs to help with the coloring and the shading.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2022
  • 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
  • The nectarine coloring of the frame provides a fun splash of color for the warmer months ahead.
    Samantha Costantino, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • That means all the livery and coloring is as per the anime, and not the game version.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • My son came up her with name, which matched her gray and white coloring.
    cleveland, 2 July 2020
  • Feel free to lessen or leave out the green coloring in the frosting, if preferred.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
  • 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
  • Beets or foods made with red food coloring can cause red spots in stool.
    Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 17 June 2024
  • There's not a drop of food coloring in this pretty pink dessert.
    Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 30 May 2024
  • 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
  • Use a small paint brush to paint your eggs with the baking soda and food coloring paste.
    Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Blood Plunge: Kind of like a cold plunge, only with way more red food coloring.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Seats were crisply laid with plump pillows and blankets, and a dopp kit whose black and pink coloring matched the crew.
    Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2022
  • His downcast eyes betray contemplation, and his face is marked by ruddy coloring and deep smile lines.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The new species was identified by its coloring, size, body proportions, eyes, scale pattern and other subtle physical features, the study said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2025

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