colored

Example Sentences

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Venetian painting of the Renaissance is richly, radiantly colored, mainly because it is oil-based, unlike the Florentines’ water-based tempera, which yields a more chromatically subdued result.

From The Wall Street Journal

But as he watched, there rose from the water a herd of horses; horses with long tails and fins, colored silver and sea-green, leaping like dolphins from the water.

From Literature

It’s another frustrating night at my table, working by the light of my green-shaded lamp, marking up messages with colored pencils.

From Literature

Irregular, varied layers of colored dots frame an immense, crusty center expanse with a flourish of widely spaced dots against ocher.

From The Wall Street Journal

The walls are painted a cheerful yellow, and a brightly colored woven blanket is draped over the back of the couch.

From Literature