Now colleges are welcoming students who may be 18 in calendar years, but are socially and emotionally 15 or 16, trapped in the pandemic amber of sophomore year. Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Part of the interest in this work is the tension between those shingles and the amber-glass orb on the lightning rod.Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022 The guest rooms, done by interior designer Alexander Waterworth, aim to evoke a homey residential feel with warm amber curtains, crisp white linens, and herringbone hardwood floors. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2022 The pickup had an amber upper windshield light bar, lettering on the side and driver's door, a rack on the top rear, a camper shell and doors on the rear of the camper shell.The Indianapolis Star, 12 Aug. 2022 The beers: Loaded with IPAs and pub styles, ale options abound, including an amber, a brown, a pale, an Irish, a porter and a stout, plus lagers.oregonlive, 8 Aug. 2022 Nothing lasts forever, of course, and Steele recalls when amber ales were the industry’s darlings. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022 Keep your scalp and body exfoliated using this scrub with notes of dragonfruit, orange blossom, tuberose, and Baltic amber.ELLE, 5 Aug. 2022 Vandals also damaged a sculpture of an angel that held an amber globe, similar to how the Statue of Liberty holds its torch. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022
Adjective
There’s even amber wavelengths, which are best suited for surface level conditions like excessive redness. Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 These are generally amber in color, with a mild rasp of tannin and often go well with umami-rich dishes. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, The Denver Post, 16 July 2020 But most of all, macaroni and cheese, that most emblematic of the comfort foods, its amber waves of beige filling us with the hope, however fleeting, that everything will be OK. Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 21 May 2020 Flowers are ripe when half the stigmas (those hair-like strands sticking out from the buds) are amber and half are still white. Johanna Silver, SFChronicle.com, 14 May 2020 The colors of the QR codes decide people's freedom of movement: green code holders are allowed to travel within the province, amber code holders are not allowed to travel, and red code holders will be treated and quarantined. Nectar Gan And David Culver, CNN, 15 Apr. 2020 Molly likes to kick start the process by roasting six pounds of chicken wings, imbuing the liquid with a deep, amber flavor. Adam Rapoport, Bon Appétit, 7 Apr. 2020 Ramos’s amber measurements are part of a surge of interest in ideal glass.Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2020 Xing is also trying to establish an amber museum in Myanmar once the conflict dies down, to ensure these natural wonders can be returned to their home country, our Michael Greshko reports. Esther Horvath, National Geographic, 11 Mar. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English ambre, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ambra, from Arabic ʽanbar ambergris