crimson

Example Sentences

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But by now in early January those crimson leaves are probably already looking crumpled.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Up close, the bright crimson relief-sculpture is revealed to feature hand-brushed red enamel paint over paper.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

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

A TV helicopter hovered too low, kicking up a crimson plume of dirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Instead, her fingers stroked the smooth threads of a crimson butterfly Pinmei hadn’t noticed before.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin