purple

Example Sentences

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“Bringing it back to purple and glitter would not have made sense,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The light on Mag is framed like a melodramatic diva’s spotlight, and the close-ups of Delano’s electric purple lip gloss and severe makeup heighten the sequence’s sense of surrealism.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

To represent her transition from the purple aesthetic of her “Sour” and “Guts” albums, a mural in Los Angeles was repainted from purple to light pink a few weeks ago alongside a new “OR” logo.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

But instead of black and blue or white and gold, it's pink and purple or orange and blue.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

It was two weeks later that a small boy delivered a scented envelope to the side door; inside in slanted purple letters was a single line, “Jan is home.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom