scarlet
Example Sentences
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Then she’s back, her scarlet blazer and marbled scarf bright against the white walls.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
To fight these “little scarlet cells,” Grandfather seeks inspiration in the “little gray cells” of Hercule Poirot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
In the film, Huppert's countess character returns to life in a scarlet red funeral barge sailing into in the Seegrotte, an underground Viennese lake popular with tourists.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Studies show that ʻiʻiwi, also known as the scarlet honeycreeper, face a mortality rate of about 90 percent if infected.
From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026
"When you knew me last," said the woman in the scarlet kirtle, "I ruled with my sisters in Carnadine, before it was lost."
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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