purple

Example Sentences

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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

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

Adidas' iconic three stripes feature along the shoulders and down the sleeves and a purple and green thistle motif, symbolising Scotland's national flower, is on the reverse collar.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

On Saturday, the heart of Seoul turned into a sea of purple.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

I spun the last of the straw just as the sky turned purple.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff