be white

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To have a pale complexion, often due to illness or fear.

whiteVERB + white (as adjective, meaning pale)

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Examples (10)

  • She was white as a sheet when she heard the news.
  • His face is white after seeing the ghost.
  • The child was white with fever.
  • If you are white like that, you should see a doctor.
  • After the accident, he was white and trembling.
  • You are very white; did you not sleep well?
  • Her lips were white from the shock.
  • Don't be white with fear; everything will be fine.
  • Her complexion was white and clammy from the sudden illness.
  • He always is white with anxiety before presentations.