crimson

Example Sentences

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Up close, the bright crimson relief-sculpture is revealed to feature hand-brushed red enamel paint over paper.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

A sea of yellow—ocher, dandelion, goldenrod—seems to support a single tree backed by a dark vacuum, but as our eyes adjust, we realize a barn in deepest alizarin crimson dominates the scene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Annie did an interview on her "charity work" with the Aberdeen Evening News, turning up at a hotel in Portree in a striking crimson dressing gown and fingers adorned with jewelled rings.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

Nine keys are kept in a crimson velvet bag, but only one will open the box.

From BBC • May 10, 2025

The crimson blade becomes a streak through the air and cleaves through the plants.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer