tinge

• (Since many anti-colonial uprisings had a Communist tinge, the state names also reflect a leftist inclination.) —  Slate Magazine
• The names betray the latent romance-tinge in the parental blood, the parents' names indicate that the tinge was an inheritance. —  The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories
• The stranger was a cadaverous-looking man, in a brand-new suit of clothes, evidently ready-made, but he still wore on his face the curious yellow tinge which is the special mark of the recently liberated gaol-bird Beg pardon," he stammered, "but is this No. —  The Daffodil Mystery
• In color they are a light reddish brown with a slight olive tinge which is more pronounced in the women than in the men In a brief summary, we can say that they are a short, slightly built, metsati-cephalic people, with wavy hair, long faces, and broad, full noses and lips. —  The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition
• A faint little extra tinge was all that came with the grave answer May I ask who has been talking about me, sir Your future guardian, Miss Hazel; no less. —  The Gold of Chickaree

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