purple

Example Sentences

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Dion also recorded a French version of the video message announcing the tour, which was played over loudspeakers as the Tower was illuminated by purple lights.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Wear described the latter, also purple, as looking like a “short owl with little eyes looking at you and a little beak.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Billed "scarlet red" with purple pinstripes by the SFA, Scotland football fans have questioned the colour of the so-called "retro" away kit, with many branding it coral, orange or Irn Bru colour.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Wagner carries a purple cooking thermometer—the kind with the long pointy needle that you might use to check on your steak—to check for optimal chill.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

“I’ll have to remember that. I’m talking about the girl in the magazine section, in the purple shirt, and the boy in the tax section, reading Your Guide to the IRS upside down.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix