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
“Does she wear a kind of dark red dress to family parties?”
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
