pastel
Example Sentences
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The vivid pink began to fade after four days, becoming a softer pastel shade.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
I’m told linen suits will be coming in soon in the pastel colors I’m looking for.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Throughout the novel - the cover of which is pastel pink with the title spelled out in children's alphabet blocks - the protagonist uses child-like language, wears children's clothing, and engages in child-like behaviour.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
I first encountered Louisa May Alcott in an abridged children’s edition of “Little Women” that was brimming with pastel illustrations and tidy moral lessons.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
“Magnolias don’t look like that,” Ignatius said, thrusting his cutlass at the offending pastel magnolia.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing pastel
Stroke of Genius: Words About Painting
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Visual Arts - Introductory
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