Color, for instance: "A certain shade of orange would send him into a faraway place."

If these two missed certain shades of American colloquial speech, my ear didn't detect it.

This has lead to some manufacturers having to suspend orders for vehicles in certain shades of black and red.

The sky turned that certain shade of blue that made me feel young and hopeful.

That was the classic definition, now certain shades do allow for "view through."

It seemed that a certain shade of the night was lonely, having no kithing kin.

Sometimes there is a certain shade of gray that helps us to understand architecture.

Only certain shades of red could soothe, not unexpected for a species whose blood was green.

She opened the bedroom window, but made certain the shade was fully drawn.

He always liked it when she wore a certain shade of lipstick, coral, not cherry.