How To Use Washed-out In A Sentence
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Though there were no reports of major damage, railway transport was interrupted in several places by rockslides or washed-out bridges.
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There are more troubles with outdoor, brightly sunlit scenes, where colors tend to look a bit washed-out and faded.
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The sky was a washed-out blue, thin strips of cloud apparently hanging motionless, as if time had stopped.
THE LAST TEMPTATION
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The laserdisc and VHS versions were severely washed-out; but here every color is perfectly tweaked, except for some of the blues, which seem to pop a little unnaturally.
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The roof is a reddish orange color, the walls washed-out gold, and all trimmed in wood a shade or two darker than the roof.
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At the same time, he varies his drawing styles: In some, Wilson is distinctly gnomish or cartoony; in others, he's thinner and more normal-looking -- even as some chapters are in color, some in black and white, and several in a washed-out monochromatic blue or pink.
Daniel Clowes's new graphic novel "Wilson," reviewed by Michael Dirda
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He looked awful; his skin was pale and his washed-out eyes had disturbingly-dark circles under them.
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Living room sofas in washed-out red twill with yellow piping are balanced by yellow armchairs with red piping.
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From the floor of the second pitch, the water gurgles down a tight rift, but our route is along a traverse following a washed-out shale band.
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Sitting next to Nancy was a paler, washed-out version of Taylor.
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She wore dark, washed-out jeans that complemented her curves.
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But maybe these tokens were really just handmade signs from Wile E. Coyote, advising the road runner to take the washed-out road up ahead.
IN A STRANGE CITY
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The image has a washed-out, filtered tonality offset by Hong's striking - if not disturbing - hand-painted washes of blood-red ink.
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This colour can range from washed-out orange and light salmon hues to vibrant day-glow and rich deep cherry pinks.
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From Rory's description she'd expected a washed-out creature.
THE HELLBOUND HEART
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The faded, wildered, washed-out look, the uncertain, purposeless bearing which had come from her secluded life and subjection to her sister had vanished from her.
He Knew He Was Right
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Blurry, washed-out and uninspired, it has gone from being a graphical masterpiece to a visual travesty.
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Fortunately, versions were found, but they are very washed-out dupes and although the English dialogue remains, all titling has been replaced with Spanish and Spanish sub-titles have been added.
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Warm reds, oranges and yellows fade to washed-out blues and muted greens, as the situations change and soulful jazz underscores moments of levity and pain.
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We began the first seismic line on day two with an uphill washed-out creek bed of a trail.
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Much of the image is washed-out and dark scenes are murky with poor shadow detail.
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Rich reds and oranges contrast with washed-out bluish surfaces; meshwork on the left opens onto some deeper orange space, while skeins of broken meshwork on the right seem to trail behind.
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But for once she had the presence of mind not to show her dismay, and she helped Mrs. Gresley to change the crewel-work antimacassars with their washed-out kittens swinging and playing leap-frog for the best tussore silk ones.
Red Pottage
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This autumn's colours are vile though, browns or an insipid pink and washed-out pale blue.
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I have to wear a bit of make-up in the winter or I look completely washed-out.
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Trews and tunic claimed from his older and taller brother had once been black, but had faded to a washed-out gray, and he wouldn't let his mother redye them.
Brightly Burning
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When it comes to jeans, vintage, washed-out denim is this season's trend.
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A washed-out match may present the Windies with their best chance of avoiding another defeat after squandering a terrific opportunity at St George's Park.
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In the hospital, washed-out blue is the new black.
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The cramped tenement homes with their drab, flocked wallpaper and overstuffed sofas, the black market sugar and washed-out floral aprons evoke a world so real you can almost smell the damp.
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felt completely washed-out
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In the nighttime version, by contrast, violent white lines cross the image in all directions, obfuscating a washed-out bed of flowers reduced to a symbolic recollection of its previous likeness.
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The old, washed-out white tents began to dot the promenade like the annoying blight on my ixora plants.
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She was wearing an old washed-out T-shirt and jeans.
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Most important, I'd like something that does not make me look washed-out or in need of a tan.
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a very pale washed-out blue
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The cinematography matches well with the tone of the film - indoor shots are muted with washed-out grays and blues, soft but rich colors.
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If possible, he looked even more attractive in pyjama bottoms and that white, washed-out shirt.
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A cool day and the distant ridge of the Ngong hills is pale against the washed-out sky, with a thin layer of cloud flat and hard over the city.
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Unfortunately, the thick udon noodles had a washed-out taste and there was not a trace of meat to be found, but I would give it another chance.
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My sister and I stood in the funeral home's back room, painted a washed-out green like an old cafeteria's kitchen.
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Their chance for atonement came on Monday night when they travelled to Redlands to take on the Rovers in a rescheduled match from the washed-out Round 9.
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Beattie has taken a big risk here by choosing to tell her tale through the wan and washed-out Jean.
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He stared at me out of those washed-out blue eyes.
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Both movies share a bewitching visual style - lots of washed-out blues and greys, and the inscrutable narrative stylings of the best European art house fare.
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In the modern world, we are used to the washed-out whitness of the underlying marble or stone used to create the work of art, and so seeing replicas of the originals in full color is breathtaking.
Archive 2008-01-01
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The writing was superimposed on a washed-out photograph of two beautiful children in overalls, hand in hand.
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Her father was his normal, sedated self, perhaps mildly drunk, looking around the room as if he were in a dream, his pale, washed-out features expressionless.
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On the other side, someone had painted many of the occupied buildings in blazing colors: pink, yellow, and minty green — a jarring sight in the washed-out landscape.
Where Birds Rule the Earth
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The film looks a bit washed-out, as many westerns do, but otherwise there is little to complain about.
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In one pair the shell-blotches of washed-out purple are spread over the whole egg, and the surface-spots and clashes of carneous red are also equally spread over the whole shell.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1
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She was dressed in washed-out blue jeans that seemed to hug all the right places.
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His eyes were a pale, washed-out blue, and there were dark circles under his eyes.
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This colour can range from washed-out orange and light salmon hues to vibrant day-glow and rich deep cherry pinks.
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Although the vapor trails of dub still colour the essence of much of this new material, 'Liumin' is an altogether more 'destroyed' experience than its predecessor, opening with the washed-out, beatless sequence of 'In Echospace', a track that somehow manages to harness the disorientating experience of being a stranger in a strange land, with only the flickering glow of neon lights for company.
Boomkat: Just arrived
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The thundering surf around the jutting piers of Pacific Ocean Park is the favoured playground of these washed-out youngsters.
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Yet again Shirley Henderson shines in a supporting role, her amazing use of a washed-out pale blue hoodie managing to convey her rage and pain after a humiliating break-up of her own.
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She was dressed in washed-out blue jeans that seemed to hug all the right places.
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She was wearing an old washed-out T-shirt and jeans.