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At the center of it all is Jamie Dornan in featherlight, brightly hued, warm-weather essentials.—Jennifer Noyes, Air Mail, 25 Apr. 2026 The addition of a deeply hued wine reduction, like balsamic vinegar from another world, tames what could have been a dish that ate too sweet.—Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026 An official collection of pastel-hued chinaware has also been released to mark the occasion.—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2026 That palpable desperation is compounded by the sheer airlessness of Phoebe Platman’s production design and Lorenzo Levrini’s prowling cinematography, which permits only the odd, stray shaft of natural light into this dank, metallic-hued world.—Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hued
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of hued was
before the 12th century