“We climbed a narrow staircase that led to a dusty office lit grayly by one narrow window.”

“After the excellence of the first half, it sounded grayly uninspired.”

“Morning light filtered grayly through the curtains and I dressed quietly not wishing to disturb the elderly person who had granted me such a night of quiet rest.”

“A grey man speaks greyly of dyslexia and a dozen or so others loll on the benches and seem to sigh.”

“Sebald's few detractors liken him to the Eeyore of contemporary literature, always grumbling greyly away.”

“The careers of Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt were hitherto characterised by being boringly cautious and greyly on-message.”