crimson
Example Sentences
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Open the door to the theater, and discover a place of urban enchantment, where a red velvet door and crimson wallpaper beckon guests to come closer and sit inside.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
He moved the family business to Encinitas, where he bought 67 acres near the railroad and Interstate 5 and planted so many patented poinsettia plants that passersby were treated to crimson waves come November.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025
Then, covering our hair, we stepped inside and across perfectly hoovered crimson carpets and under chandeliers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Shrouded in crimson robes, prayer beads moving rhythmically past his fingers, the monk walks towards us.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025
The forest was drenched in jeweled hues: the cerulean waters of Peace, the gilded light of Pleasure, the emerald luster of Progress, the crimson blaze of Pain.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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