crimson

The nebula's brilliant crimson glow comes from hydrogen alpha emissions, a telltale sign that new stars are actively forming.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

So back to this Thursday, and I am surrounded by other happy honorees in a bubbling brew of crimson robes and black caps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

King Charles will deliver the proposals from a golden throne in the House of Lords upper chamber while wearing the diamond-studded Imperial State Crown and a long crimson robe.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

Hints of pink eye shadow, dark eyeliner, red pigmented eyebrows and crimson lipstick complete the transformation — the next “national treasure” has taken the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

Her cheeks were flushed a bright crimson, sunburnt from our walk this morning.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

Sunsets will seem to happen in slow motion, the full pallet of pinks and crimsons and rouge-reds lingering for an hour.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2014

The ballet chorus, dressed in autumn colors as peasants, in regal purples and crimsons as court maidens, in severe white as swans, made a gorgeous frame for the principal action.

From Time Magazine Archive

The lines were angularly primitive, the colors warm turquoise blues, smoldering crimsons, emerald greens, rich topaz yellows.

From Time Magazine Archive

Decked in calm crimsons, blues and yellows, like their 13th Century counterparts, Mr. Saint's saints & sinners glowed from the glass with equal clarity.

From Time Magazine Archive

The towering tents are striped in white and black, no golds and crimsons to be seen.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

In perfect aesthetic juxtaposition, Gorey's costumes are funereal black, with ruby splashes in a proffered drink or a crimsoned pendant to accent the theme of Dracula's blood lust.

From Time Magazine Archive

Junior smirked, crimsoned under his tan, and refused to say.*

From Time Magazine Archive

William, child though he was, crimsoned to the roots of his brown hair.

From The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty by Banks, Mrs. G. Linnaeus

A hectic flush crimsoned Falk's cheeks; he spoke feverishly.

From The Red Room by Strindberg, August

He, crimsoned, breathless, pleased as if with a victory won, looked round: "Then don't worry yourself!" he said.

From Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field by Bazin, Ren?

“Truly a beautiful sight,” the periodical opined, “in direct contrast with the expanse of white, whether appearing in thinly scattered patches, or crimsoning the hills and plains for miles around.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023

Lilian wondered, with a crimsoning of her face, whether she had betrayed the relief she certainly experienced on discovering that his injuries were not serious; and then she closed the window with somewhat unnecessary violence.

From The League of the Leopard by Bindloss, Harold

“Don’t you dare,” she cried, her face crimsoning, her eyes beginning to flash.

From The Locusts' Years by Fee, Mary Helen

The sudden crimsoning of Vi's cheek contradicted that suspicion instantly, and the woman corrected herself.

From Elsie's Widowhood A Sequel to Elsie's Children by Finley, Martha

“It is not to see me—I cannot see anybody!” she stammered, crimsoning the while.

From A Little World by Fenn, George Manville