cerise

Example Sentences

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When we found her, she was in a cerise dress ornamented with black lace, two carmine stones in her ears, flanked by a couple of loutish youths in masks and hoodies, taking selfies.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021

More important, it’s a cool-looking evergreen with brushy cerise flowers.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2021

In labour, he looks forlorn in a cerise nightie with a cute animal motif.

From The Guardian • Mar. 22, 2018

For his farm silks, Plank chose a deep garnet with three cerise diamonds, because Under Armour had just signed the University of South Carolina, which outfits its sports teams in those colors.

From Forbes • Sep. 7, 2012

Next week the cerise underskirt might froth out from beneath a sky-blue sheath with one black chiffon sleeve.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith