mauve
Example Sentences
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“The color jacaranda is an omen for a rebirth,” the agency, Trendo.mx said, describing the hue as between amethyst and mauve, comparable to periwinkle.
From New York Times
A mauve, floor-length gown: “Oh, I’m in IT with the transition team.”
From Washington Post
The color palate was most low-key tones of gray, oatmeal and burnt umber set off my mauve and lavender.
From Seattle Times
Halloween notwithstanding, the looks sometimes struck me as a touch too fun, but they did provide the contrast required to parse the degree of Elektra’s degradation, her muted mauve gown in filthy tatters.
From Washington Post
A friend and I stepped into the smallish mauve dining room just before the lunch rush hit.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
