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

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

For instance, Barbra Streisand, a fragrant mauve rose bred by then-Weeks Roses hybridizer Tom Carruth, is still selling strong more than 20 years after it was introduced in 2001, Bifano said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 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

The painting over their fireplace, by Daniel Aronstein, was a modem depiction of an American flag: strips of frayed muslin layered with oil paints in greens and mauve.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson