lilac

Eventually Goad made a decision: She scrapped the characteristic purple in favor of a delicate lilac named “Lilith,” picked by a committee of girls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026

Infiniti oozed glamour in a lilac sleeveless Louis Vuitton dress with a fitted bodice and a cascade of ruffles tumbling from her hip to the floor, creating a long train.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

"Back in 1998, we had this outfit with tartan trews, a pinky lilac shirt, and these tartan waistcoats, which we were so proud of," Kennedy remembers.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2025

Once cooled, they went into crinkly cellophane bags from Party Central, each one tied with a bit of lilac curling ribbon.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2025

I watch until their lilac forms disappear among the clouds.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

The 4-acre property, a restoration project honoring the work of famed lilac developer Hulda Klager, is chock-full of lilacs, some of which date to the late 19th century.

From Seattle Times ● May 4, 2024

She described her childhood within the island's forested expanse, making dirt-pies and chasing garter snakes next to "fragrant purple lilacs, sour grapes in vines strangling the trunks of tart green apple trees".

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2023

This almost fluorescent purple-red beauty has aromas of berries, pomegranate and smoke embracing violets and lilacs.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2022

Red-and-white crime scene tape stretched across an entrance to Byskovy Park — named for the lilacs that used to grow there — on Kherson’s southeastern outskirts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022

They are moving fast through pines and elms, past billboards and fields, yellow lilies and purple lilacs.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario