tangerine
Example Sentences
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A custom metal hood by Practice Fabrication, powder-coated the color of a Pixie tangerine, adds a sense of fun.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
In Johnson’s buoyant painting a dapper Harlem couple steps out for a stroll beneath a tangerine slice of a moon.
From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2024
The satsuma or tangerine peels don’t have to be done this way.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2023
Birds flutter their multihued wings into a starry night sky or set off into the tangerine evening air.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023
Luis gave each of us a small, sharp hand clipper, which he called a tangerine clipper.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
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