blues
Example Sentences
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His elegant pinks, mauves, light blues and reds are rare in such solemn scenes; almost otherworldly, they beautifully draw attention to all the gently curved bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Oxygen atoms glow green and nitrogen light up in reds, blues and pinks.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
So far, "Sinners" is perhaps his most personal project -- sparked by wanting to learn more about a great-uncle who had introduced him to the blues and was from Mississippi.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
Caton plays a preacher’s teenage son in the movie who risks his soul to sing blues music.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
The melting pot that is America has yielded brand new genres such as big band, jazz, blues, rock and roll, etc.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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