mauve

Example Sentences

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Her lips are a neutral dusty mauve, her bass guitar a lustrous red.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

But some members of its staff, dressed in the restaurant’s black and mauve uniforms, are already ping-ponging through the space during a shift for their other high-profile side gig.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

Del Toro, 21, won the white jersey for best young rider, Denmark's Mads Pedersen claimed the mauve points classification jersey and Italy's Lorenzo Fortunato took the blue mountains classification jersey.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2025

Anyone over the age of 45 will likely remember the “it” colors of the 1980s — black and mauve.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

Already the pink had faded; it was being replaced by delicate mauve interlaced with cottony cloud wisps.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols