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How to use off-colour in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word off-colour? Here are some examples.

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Refrain from offensive language, off-colour jokes and stories, ethnic or racial humour or anything that might offend someone else.
Any player who was off-colour or who complained of fatigue was immediately stood down from training.
Unlike today's often off-colour and biting comedians, Wayne and Shuster provided entertainment for listeners and viewers of all ages.
The celebrated right-winger had been off-colour throughout the tournament in spite of pep talks by the management.
If you are feeling a bit sluggish and off-colour it may be that your digestive system is out of balance.
If she feels a little off-colour then it's because the baby didn't like what we had for dinner.
An off-colour tone may indicate that you are using too much of the product.
When they are off-message, or just off-colour, people will notice and want to know why.
She booked an appointment with her doctor because she was feeling off-colour.
The best indicator we currently have of becoming unwell is that familiar, off-colour feeling.
Late yesterday afternoon I noticed that a few of the scudding-by clouds were off-colour, a bit brown.
I had been off-colour for several weeks and off food for several days prior to this and did not realise the effects of wine on an empty stomach.
The rules are so relaxed now that you can rest a player who is off-colour.
He's still off-colour today, but submits to a meeting anyway.
To make matters worse, I'd started to develop what I thought was a bit of a cold by Saturday evening so I was feeling decidedly grumpy and off-colour.
This morning I have a sore throat and feel decidedly off-colour.
Since I was very young, whenever I'm off-colour and feverish I have the following recurring vision as I wander confusedly in the no-man's land between consciousness and sleep.
The Indian defence also looked off-colour and they were lucky not to concede goals as the Pakistani forwards muffed the chances that came their way.
But he is very much a confidence player prone to extreme highs and lows, with a tendency to be brilliant one week, then off-colour the next.
She even tells an off-colour Victorian joke.
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Examples from Classical Literature
I don't want any of your off-colour stuff from the Drones' smoking-room.
The spandrels of the rooms for travellers have simple designs formed using off-colour bricks.
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