purple

Example Sentences

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Many wore purple buttons emblazoned with the faces of their lost daughters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The catalpas bloomed in April and May, putting on a spectacular show of purple flowers that sent a light fragrance across the village.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

There’s a joke in the special that references a purple toothbrush, but, and then there’s also a reference to my aura based on the fact that I’m cooking with shallots.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The light on Mag is framed like a melodramatic diva’s spotlight, and the close-ups of Delano’s electric purple lip gloss and severe makeup heighten the sequence’s sense of surrealism.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

He had a thick black beard and curly black hair, which was crowned with bright green leaves and tiny purple vegetables.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova