How to Use yellow in a Sentence

yellow

1 of 3 adjective
  • He was too yellow to stand up and fight.
  • There was so, so many yellow flags.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • But over time, yellow stains start to set in.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • These wasps are brown with yellow stripes.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The steppe looks like a sinewy piece of yellow meat.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
  • There’s one that’s yellow with blue wings.
    — Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • White onion can be swapped out for yellow or red onion.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026
  • The iron in it will turn white cars a dingy yellow over time.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Then, yellow, and boom—I was stuck.
    — Victoria Mejicanos, Time, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Top with a prepared yellow cake mix and bake.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Kuminga looks good in red and yellow right now.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Bleaching can help if the hue is too yellow.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The skin ripens to bright yellow with green stripes, and the flesh has a pink hue.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Pillows turn yellow from body soil and sweat.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In the fall, light yellow foliage will start to emerge.
    — Haniya Rae, Martha Stewart, 1 June 2026
  • Did the paint sprayer run out of yellow halfway through the job?
    — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
  • This is yellow, dry, glazy kettle corn with a kick.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Green grapes should lean yellow-green for the best flavor.
    — Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Two stretches of yellow-brown wall have caught the sun.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • This causes the plant to wilt, turn yellow, and die.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 17 June 2026
  • As a result, the leaves turn yellow.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Think dairy farmers adding spices to cheese to turn it more yellow.
    — Alina Selyukh, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
  • That’s a lot to put on a yellow corn tortilla, even a large one.
    — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 1 June 2026
  • Avoid sprouts with yellow or wilted leaves.
    — Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The bracelets were sold in green, red, pink, orange, yellow and blue.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Think mustard yellow and olive green.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Flea beetles may be black, brown, bronze, or have white or yellow stripes.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
  • Rocky donned a Chanel suit over a yellow sweater and cap-toe dress shoes.
    — Anika Reed, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
  • These plums are large, juicy, and sweet, with a striking yellow flesh.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
  • My roots were yellow and my ends were orange…so many hairs came out of my head.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 17 Mar. 2026

yellow

2 of 3 noun
  • The bridesmaids were dressed in yellow.
  • What about the length of yellows?
    — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 23 Jan. 2026
  • And it's got small, green leaves that are edged in creamy yellow.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Why not think outside the box a bit with a bold yellow?
    — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
  • But that doesn’t mean that all yellows are off the table.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Here, the yellow was pretty bold, even for me.
    — Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
  • Big yellow’s back to the big screen, baby.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Aim for pale yellow throughout the day.
    — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
  • In fall, the green leaves fade into yellow.
    — Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe there are two purples, four blues, three yellows, one green, and so on.
    — Bidhan Parmar, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
  • For the record, my older son was in the red group and my younger son was in the yellow.
    — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Not ready to commit to a head-to-toe butter-yellow look?
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 14 June 2026
  • The yellows are like the palo verde trees that bloom brightly in the streets.
    — Claire Salinda, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Sasmita laughs wrapped in the yellow like the sun sarong.
    — Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
  • Not all yellows are equal, cautions Wax.
    — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Out of an abundance of caution, the school has been placed on code yellow.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Pair bold purples with yellows, oranges with blue, and reds with green.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Grab it in dark coffee, black, white, navy blue, butter yellow, and more.
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Think burnt oranges, deep yellows, rich browns, and creamy neutrals.
    — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The butter yellow and a bubble hem?
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The fruits on a Meyer lemon tree ripen to an orangey yellow.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Start by painting the bottom half of the nail yellow and the tip orange.
    — Rebecca Norris, InStyle, 8 June 2026
  • On one side stood Togo, dressed head to toe in highlighter yellow.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, NPR, 14 June 2026
  • Yes, fall is all about reds, yellows, and oranges, but that doesn't mean there isn't any room for a pop of pink.
    — Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This demure floral blouse comes in a soft, cheery yellow, a classic spring hue.
    — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The florals would feature creams, blues and subtle pops of yellow.
    — Heather Schroering, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Aug. 2025
  • For lakes, neon yellow, green and orange were the most visible.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 1 May 2026
  • What a beautiful shade of yellow.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
  • On the softer side, butter yellow is still going strong.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 26 June 2026
  • Browns, plums, and butter yellow make for a moodier look.
    — Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026

yellow

3 of 3 verb
  • The paper had yellowed with age.
  • The leaves were yellowed by disease.
  • The race went to yellow for the next four laps and went green with four to go.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Seen this way, burnout is like the fever or the yellowing leaf.
    — Sandro Da Silva, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • More leaves may yellow and drop as new growth appears in the spring.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 4 Nov. 2020
  • The edges had curled and yellowed and some of the text was circled in pen.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Hunt for chinch bugs on the border of a yellowing area of the lawn.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026
  • Now the pages are yellowed; the rubber band rotted away years ago.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
  • Heavy and yellowed and smelling of must, that was history to me.
    — Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
  • The first sign your peace lily is thirsty will be yellowing and wilting leaves.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The plant should start to green up or at least stop yellowing within a week or two.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2026
  • Grass will yellow, then turn brown in 24-inch circles.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The pages are now yellowed, the black-and-white photos faded.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Leaf edges or entire branches may turn brown, and a bush may yellow and drop leaves.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The animal was too short to be an adult, but its teeth were worn and yellowed with age.
    — Craig Welch, National Geographic, 26 July 2016
  • Teeth can yellow due to foods, drinks, and tobacco.
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The plants yellow and decline growing when exposed to too much sun.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Plants should be healthy with new growth and no signs of wilting or yellowing older leaves.
    — Neil Sperry, star-telegram, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The paper had yellowed from age and the cursive was so ornate the words were hard to make out.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • It may be yellowed, have dark spots or sunken lesions, Kondrat says.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Moisture leads to mildew stains, which is the common cause of yellowing grout.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Distress will show up in burned or yellowed foliage and dropped leaves, and often death.
    — oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Wipe pearls with a soft cloth after each wear to remove body oils and perfume that can yellow them.
    — Lauren Smith McDonough, Good Housekeeping, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The wheat that remained on one such field had begun to yellow at the base of the stem, a sign of drought stress.
    — Michael Holtz, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
  • While they have been handled with loving care, the white cotton yarn has yellowed over the years.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Jan. 2026
  • If it’s begun to yellow or flop over, that’s a good clue that the carrots are mature.
    — Aviva Patz, Martha Stewart, 16 June 2026
  • Because white sheets are prone to yellowing, wash them weekly.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
  • First eggs, then cracks The pages are now yellowed, the black-and-white photos faded.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Use clean, sharp garden shears or pruners to snip off yellowing or lower leaves at the base of their stems.
    — Amy Brightfield, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The base of stems may turn brown and leaves begin to yellow, usually in cool, wet soil with poor drainage.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2023

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