pastel

Example Sentences

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These days, pastel and fluorescent birds groom, preen and bicker in enclosures behind the home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A palette of pastel mint green and baby pink was showcased, with bejewelled satin trouser suits and sparkling evening gowns.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

The toy they ended up building is a sleek block in pastel colors that sits under the TV and looks like a Rubik’s Cube.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 13, 2025

Its irregular volumes, pastel colors, elevated decks, jagged rooflines and collage of materials — stucco, corrugated metal, broken tile — echo the local mashup of artist studios, surf shacks and light-industrial sheds.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

She wore a dark dress, unlike the other girls in their white cotton or pastel flowery prints, so she stood out like a mourner at a wedding.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan