How to Use colorless in a Sentence

colorless

adjective
  • So what do the new colorless versions taste like?
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
  • The finest moonstones will be colorless, or white, with a sheen of blue.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Gray skies come too, sometimes, and whole cities can feel colorless, empty and flat.
    — Claire Comstock-Gay, The Cut, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Once polished, the finest moonstones will be colorless – or white – with a sheen of blue.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
  • Two bleak, colorless pages convey the child’s woe and emptiness.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Methane is colorless and odorless; it cannot be spotted with the naked eye.
    — Anna Kuchment, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Its colorless formula doesn’t transfer or stain even the whitest of bed sheets.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Such bacteria are found in a sticky, colorless film that forms on the surface of your teeth called plaque.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • Most are odorless, colorless, and tasteless, and leave the body within a few hours.
    — Cara Tabachnick, Marie Claire, 20 Oct. 2015
  • At the time, Gaga’s avant-garde approach to rocking a colorless wardrobe was the height of cool.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Methane, which is odorless, colorless and highly flammable, is one such gas.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Helium is a colorless, odorless non-flammable gas, that’s lighter than air.
    — Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
  • Peach fuzz can appear almost colorless, blonde, gray, or brown (or the same color as the hair on your head).
    — Jessica Cruel, SELF, 8 June 2018
  • The future is a colorless void, where sound can neither be created nor heard.
    — Ashwin Rodrigues, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Sometimes, the water can be polluted and not look brown, but more cloudy or even colorless.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Instead, choose a colorless cleaner or use a mild dishwashing soap with no dyes.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • If bright and bold is your style, think about something more understated with a colorless choice.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 13 Oct. 2018
  • Radon is colorless and odorless, so there’s no way to detect it without testing.
    — Ryan Brennan may 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
  • The quality is good (no broken, colorless pieces) and the price is right too, at around $4 a bag.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 26 July 2024
  • Methylene chloride is a colorless liquid that has a range of uses.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 25 June 2024
  • Pictures show the diamond is flat, smooth and colorless.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 12 May 2026
  • Half Man is largely dour and colorless, doomed from beginning to end.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Apr. 2026
  • After a long, colorless winter, springtime means flowers, and lots of them!
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 9 Jan. 2023
  • A couple drops of a colorless essential oil.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The set opens up in a colorless world, based on the 1939 movie’s black and white beginning.
    — Cecilia Whalen, charlotteobserver, 21 May 2017
  • Butyl acrylate is a clear, colorless liquid with a strong odor that is used for making paints, caulks and adhesives.
    — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Cerebrospinal fluid is a clear, colorless fluid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord.
    — Mark Lieber, CNN, 8 May 2018
  • That gas is odorless, colorless and lethal, and can seep into your home from a neighbor's property, too.
    — Linda Trischitta, Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 Nov. 2017
  • In the first round, the conversation is generic and colorless.
    — Kelly Leonard, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The colorless compounds were in high demand for decades because of their utility.
    — Andrew Theen, OregonLive.com, 4 Jan. 2018

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