purple
Example Sentences
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The last of the mountain apples are so deeply red they’re almost purple.
From Literature
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After father-daughter duo Fyütch and Aura V clinched their win for best children’s music album with the exceedingly wholesome “Harmony,” the two took their matching purple outfits for a spin in the Grammys press room.
From Los Angeles Times
Speaking to reporters afterwards, she explained her purple outfit was inspired by her love of lavenders and the calmness they bring.
From BBC
He licks, he yodels, he sleeps on a purple pillow.
His skin in the lamplight looked gray, and his eyes had purple smudges beneath them.
From Literature
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