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How To Use Off-colour In A Sentence

  • He's still off-colour today, but submits to a meeting anyway.
  • Santos pointed to his young squad, with 18-year-old American starlet Freddie Adu making his European debut, for part of the reason for his side's off-colour performance.
  • I've been off-colour and not-blogging, apologies; here's a bunch of TV things quickly that bear further investigation.
  • With this funky off-colour skein, I am suspicious that either someone returned the yarn after peeling off the label or there was a mix-up in the mill, because the colour variation is really different.
  • Late yesterday afternoon I noticed that a few of the scudding-by clouds were off-colour, a bit brown.
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  • For three weeks Maurice felt off-colour but did not have any dramatic symptoms.
  • When the waiter appeared he was lying in bed, and explained he was feeling off-colour. THE ENDLESS GAME
  • She's been feeling a bit off-colour lately.
  • Since I was very young, whenever I'm off-colour and feverish I have the following recurring vision as I wander confusedly in the no-man's land between consciousness and sleep.
  • A brief-wearing man finds boxers poncy, thinks of himself as one of the lads, would never moisturise, likes the odd off-colour joke and is basically deeply square.
  • If you are feeling a bit sluggish and off-colour it may be that your digestive system is out of balance.
  • I'm feeling off-colour and grumpy today.
  • The celebrated right-winger had been off-colour throughout the tournament in spite of pep talks by the management.
  • Milan looked off-colour but eventually took the lead in the 82nd minute.
  • He added his usual tigerish bite to an unfamiliar midfield role, but Leeds were frustratingly off-colour again.
  • To make matters worse, I'd started to develop what I thought was a bit of a cold by Saturday evening so I was feeling decidedly grumpy and off-colour.
  • The rules are so relaxed now that you can rest a player who is off-colour.
  • Such places are where the idea of ‘vegetables’ consists of a few boiled spuds and an off-colour green bean or two.
  • Doctors should be made to think more carefully before handing out certificates willy-nilly just because someone looks a bit off-colour or says they do not feel so good.
  • When they are off-message, or just off-colour, people will notice and want to know why.
  • The Indian defence also looked off-colour and they were lucky not to concede goals as the Pakistani forwards muffed the chances that came their way.
  • Just as well, for my small Phil seems to be off-colour today. ADRIENNE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL
  • This morning I have a sore throat and feel decidedly off-colour.
  • This test can be used to highlight dead pixels - they will appear as off-colour, light or dark spots on the flat colour screens, highlighted very clearly.
  • Any player who was off-colour or who complained of fatigue was immediately stood down from training.
  • She booked an appointment with her doctor because she was feeling off-colour.
  • 'You look pretty off-colour, Mr Farro,' said Clements, taking the cup of coffee. YESTERDAY'S SHADOW
  • I had been off-colour for several weeks and off food for several days prior to this and did not realise the effects of wine on an empty stomach.
  • How does a rat tell the experimenter that it has a headache or feels a bit off-colour?
  • If she feels a little off-colour then it's because the baby didn't like what we had for dinner.
  • He was off-colour during England's opening match against France, which his country lost in the dying seconds of the 93-minute thriller after skipper David Beckham muffed a penalty.

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