pastel

Example Sentences

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The pastels—reminiscent of empanadas—were filled with beef and vegetables and served with a flavorful sauce.

From Salon

I start another Moleskine sketchbook, this one for pastels and watercolors.

From Literature

Throughout the theater, the colors are springlike and muted, pastels that are lightly bright and storybook-inspired.

From Los Angeles Times

Saturday afternoon meant throngs of people on the sidewalk— young and old couples, women in pastel dresses clutching kids and handbags, everyone moving at a leisurely pace.

From Literature

The swish of polyester skirts in spring pastels — lavender, mint, butter-yellow — as the women of the church organized the spread.

From Salon