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

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 centerpiece of Anderson’s collection was a bold and surreal high-waisted silhouette, with pants in hues of camel, grey, brown, and black occasionally touched by vivid splashes of red, bougainvillea, and tangerine.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2023

Against the tangerine blush of the afternoon sun, it looked like the apocalypse had already touched down in Virginia.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken