crimson

Example Sentences

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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

Chase Infiniti, who plays Leonardo DiCaprio's daughter in One Battle After Another, wore a sculpted, deep crimson dress which flared out beautifully at the bottom.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

“It actually doesn’t hurt that much,” Althouse said, as Soria pokes her arm with a needle that was just dipped into a pot of crimson ink.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

Determined to save her mother, Mae answers a supernatural summons and finds herself entering a cave where the flowers bloom under the bulging eyes of a dragon—a scaly, crimson, undulating monster straight from Chinese folklore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

A circlet of silver sat in the crimson headpiece that surrounded her dark hair, and her dress was as scarlet as her lips.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman