violet

Example Sentences

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Each time, she seemed more substantial—her hair pulled back with “a single, white rose,” her perfume smelling of “freshly gathered violets.”

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I could see the wild mountain flowers peeking from the tin cans—rooster heads, violets, and daisies.

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They were painted in bright blue, violet, yellow, and green, and each was built in its own unique style and shape, as if they had been designed for very different people.

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On his right hand, the sprigs of leaves wrapped around the top of his palm and around his index finger, where a pale violet bloomed.

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As Thor had his breakfast, the sky turned violet and pink, then orangey red.

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