mauve
Example Sentences
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Her lips are a neutral dusty mauve, her bass guitar a lustrous red.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
But some members of its staff, dressed in the restaurant’s black and mauve uniforms, are already ping-ponging through the space during a shift for their other high-profile side gig.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025
Del Toro, 21, won the white jersey for best young rider, Denmark's Mads Pedersen claimed the mauve points classification jersey and Italy's Lorenzo Fortunato took the blue mountains classification jersey.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2025
They’re seemingly white at a distance, but look closely, and you’ll find each pearly bloom has watercolor shades of blue, grass green and grayed mauve with a golden center.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
A little mauve bead in a glistening bed of slime.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
Vocabulary lists containing mauve
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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