lilac

Example Sentences

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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

A shattered lilac plate from my sister-in-law can be glued back together.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

But we find Olga, already waiting by the roadside, wrapped up in a lilac winter coat and furry hood.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2025

Unsurprisingly, the team found more green morphs in areas rich in California lilac, and more stripey morphs where chamise was abundant.

From Science Magazine • May 23, 2024

Between the copse and the brook, the slope was covered with pale lilac lady’s-smocks, each standing separately in the grass, a frail stalk of bloom above a spread of cressy leaves.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams