adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Lisa's face had turned ashen .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But Karen is just standing there, ashen .
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He could see his reflection, turned gaunt and ashen , in the fragment of mirror propped against the lavatory window.
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His eyes were closed, his face was an ashen colour, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead.
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I dozed fitfully until morning, when I awake feeling knackered; my spouse looked worried and ashen in sympathy.
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I saw a group walking towards me through the ashen darkness.
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Mr Lehman turned ashen and thin.