colorful
Example Sentences
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Born on the Australian island of Tasmania, Flynn had an uncommonly colorful background, which he recounted with self-mythologizing verve in his memoir, “My Wicked, Wicked Ways.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
“Puffins are cute and colorful, no doubt that is part of the lure,” says Renee Patterson, owner of Bold Coast Charter in Cutler, Maine, a cruise operator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Her arms today are as colorful as Ruby’s notebooks: a collage of her favorite animals and objects, reproductions of her drawings, flowers in the shape of her handprint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Dolly was colorful and vivacious and unapologetic, and had more than a bit of drag queen in her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
I see healthy green trees, colorful butterflies, and clean water rushing through the plant-covered soil.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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