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

We next enter a fictive chapel, with the Latin rite being celebrated by a set of crimson vestments and an altar cloth, made in Paris in 1619 and given by Louis XIII.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Roan emerged on stage shortly after 7pm in an ornate crimson outfit, topped with black "bat wing" fascinator that fans immediately dubbed "Chappell Crow-an".

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025

Lovely as the basket was, there were flowers as lovely to fill it with, sweet-smelling narcissus and hyacinths and violets and yellow crocus, and most radiant of all, the crimson splendor of the wild rose.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton