purple
Example Sentences
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The marketing team faced a decision of a purple kind.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
Vibrantly-coloured drinks made with ube, or purple yam, have also been added to Costa Coffee and Starbucks menus this summer, with marketing materials heavily promoting ube's lilac hues.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
One trader sifted through pink, green and purple beads that she said would be moulded into e-cigarette casings sold in the Middle East.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Madison failing to pass her purple belt test in Taekwondo.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
She nodded as if it made sense and slid some purple and dark blue beads onto her needle.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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