tangerine

Example Sentences

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A custom metal hood by Practice Fabrication, powder-coated the color of a Pixie tangerine, adds a sense of fun.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

The craft cocktails skew toward Southeast Asian themes and ingredients, from pandan to tangerine.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

In Johnson’s buoyant painting a dapper Harlem couple steps out for a stroll beneath a tangerine slice of a moon.

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2024

For reference, I generally use the majority of zest scraped from one whole satsuma, which is about the size of a tangerine.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2023

The breeze smelled familiar to Nok: sharp and bright, like a tangerine.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat