dark red

Example Sentences

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The dress’ structured bodice gave way into tulle skirt, with the fabric’s warm tone contrasting Blunt’s dark red lip.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

A document labeled “CONFIDENTIAL” dated Sep. 3, 2013, outlined the multi-page agreement between Gates and Nikolic in a “partnership interest,” including edits in dark red.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

In Portland, Oregon, where Chelsea is based, thick smoke from the worst wildfires in the state’s history cast the city in a dark red shadow, as if it was some sort of underworld.

From Salon • May 10, 2025

He takes me through to a second bedroom, hung with dark red curtains and a double bed squeezed beside a wooden wardrobe.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024

I dragged myself out to moonlight and found a nightmare vision of dark red, boiling ground.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver