dark red
Example Sentences
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DORAL, Fla.—In Peru, Venezuelan migrants celebrated in the streets, waving flags and wearing their dark, red national soccer jersey.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026
In Portland, Oregon, where Chelsea is based, thick smoke from the worst wildfires in the state’s history cast the city in a dark red shadow, as if it was some sort of underworld.
From Salon • May 10, 2025
The California Deep Landslide Susceptibility and Landslide Inventory includes a map of the state that marks areas of landslide susceptibility in dark red.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024
Shin Joon Hwan, an ecologist, walked along a road lined with cherry trees on the verge of blooming last week, examining the fine hairs around their dark red buds.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2024
He wears the same jeans as yesterday, but a dark red T-shirt instead of his black one, probably borrowed from one of the Amity.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
