colorfully

Example Sentences

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Rubio entered the Vatican through the Arch of the Bells, a privilege reserved for senior dignitaries, flanked by the colorfully clad Swiss Guards, who have been providing security to popes since 1506.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

In a speech in February, Fed governor Christopher Waller put it more colorfully: “You don’t want banks every night … digging around the couch cushions looking for money. That is massively inefficient, stupid.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Campos, Mexico’s flamboyant, eccentric and colorfully dressed goalkeeper, is often left off the list of the most important MLS signings.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

For the average person, any explanation about philosophers and physicists warring over the nature of consciousness — no matter how colorfully described — would probably sound like an embarrassingly low-stakes Ivory Tower slap fight.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2024

Some of the kids dressed colorfully, and some quite plainly.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata