crimson
Example Sentences
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Hints of pink eye shadow, dark eyeliner, red pigmented eyebrows and crimson lipstick complete the transformation — the next “national treasure” has taken the stage.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
But by now in early January those crimson leaves are probably already looking crumpled.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
He moved the family business to Encinitas, where he bought 67 acres near the railroad and Interstate 5 and planted so many patented poinsettia plants that passersby were treated to crimson waves come November.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 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
A circlet of silver sat in the crimson headpiece that surrounded her dark hair, and her dress was as scarlet as her lips.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.