purple

Example Sentences

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The marketing team faced a decision of a purple kind.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

“The clouds over the Ochils are purple and bruised looking and the shadows are deep grey,” Lindsay observes of winter returning to mountains and hedgerows “battered by rain and never going to stand up again.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Models emerged from the smoky haze in effervescent hues of yellow, purple, and orange.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Neighbours had recovered a kids' bicycle, damaged, and a purple teddy bear, which was covered with dust.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Her toes were painted a sparkly purple, matching the color on her nails.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman