sallow face

Frequency: 5.50.6 per million words

describes a person's face having an unhealthy pale or yellowish color

sallowADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

face

Examples (10)

  • After weeks of illness, her face looked sallow and drawn.
  • The prisoner's sallow face showed the effects of malnutrition.
  • His sallow face gave him an unhealthy appearance.
  • She noticed the artist had painted a sallow face on the portrait, hinting at a troubled soul.
  • Despite the makeup, her sallow face betrayed her exhaustion.
  • The doctor examined the child's sallow face with concern.
  • He had a perpetually sallow face, even when he was feeling well.
  • A long journey and lack of sleep left him with a sallow face.
  • Her once vibrant complexion had turned into a sallow face due to stress.
  • The detective observed the suspect's sallow face and nervous demeanor.