crimson

Bird's nest fungi resemble miniature nests complete with tiny eggs, while the rare red cage fungus forms a vivid crimson lattice structure.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

"They even have make-up artists to help you," she said as she mounted a crimson superbike, wrapped her arms around her driver and sped off with a videographer in pursuit.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

So back to this Thursday, and I am surrounded by other happy honorees in a bubbling brew of crimson robes and black caps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

The dim crimson haze can be easy to overlook, but it is created by powerful activity taking place far above Earth.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026

And so Majnoon’s crimson feathers rusted into an ashy maroon.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Sunsets will seem to happen in slow motion, the full pallet of pinks and crimsons and rouge-reds lingering for an hour.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2014

Courtiers stride by in the muted gold and crimsons of Piero della Francesca; cobblestones and horsemen diminish into the serene infinities of Uccello.

From Time Magazine Archive

Decked in calm crimsons, blues and yellows, like their 13th Century counterparts, Mr. Saint's saints & sinners glowed from the glass with equal clarity.

From Time Magazine Archive

The lines were angularly primitive, the colors warm turquoise blues, smoldering crimsons, emerald greens, rich topaz yellows.

From Time Magazine Archive

The towering tents are striped in white and black, no golds and crimsons to be seen.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

In perfect aesthetic juxtaposition, Gorey's costumes are funereal black, with ruby splashes in a proffered drink or a crimsoned pendant to accent the theme of Dracula's blood lust.

From Time Magazine Archive

Junior smirked, crimsoned under his tan, and refused to say.*

From Time Magazine Archive

His wife crimsoned and looked across the glinting sea.

From The Locusts' Years by Mary Helen Fee

Her face crimsoned as she came toward her.

From The Leaven in a Great City by Lillian William Betts

The wind shifted further to the east and brought a refreshing dampness to their faces, crimsoned by the stifling atmosphere which they had been forced to breathe.

From The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great by Robert H. Fuller

“Truly a beautiful sight,” the periodical opined, “in direct contrast with the expanse of white, whether appearing in thinly scattered patches, or crimsoning the hills and plains for miles around.”

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023

"Do you mean those darling white birds in the cage?" answered Maggie, her cheeks crimsoning.

From The Little Princess of Tower Hill by L. T. Meade

Ruth's face was crimsoning all over and she had to put her handkerchief to her eyes to wipe away her tears.

From The Ranch Girls in Europe by Margaret Vandercook

What on earth would Betty Ashton not have given at this moment to have prevented her cheeks from suddenly crimsoning in such a ridiculous fashion?

From The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas by Margaret Vandercook

The words slipped from Louise Vine’s lips like an escaped thought, and the moment they were spoken, she shrank away with her pale cheeks crimsoning, and she gazed guiltily at her companion.

From The Haute Noblesse A Novel by George Manville Fenn