Purple means A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like colour or color and the Dutch translation paars.
Purple in a sentence
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Purple meaning
- A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta.
- Any non-spectral colour on the line of purples on a colour chromaticity diagram or a colour wheel between violet and red.
- Cloth, or a garment, dyed a purple colour; especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or authority; specifically, the purple robe or mantle worn by Ancient Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity.
Synonyms of Purple
Example sentences (20)
Advocates against child marriage have faced pushback in their efforts to end it in red, blue and purple states.
But he did play up the success he's had in formerly purple Florida - turning it into a conservative red state.
A purple skirt suit with a matching hat for Hilary and some jeans, a graphic shirt, and a smiliarly large hat for Ashley.
But Jim Starlin conceived of Drax as a flying, purple-caped intergalactic antihero whose central motivation was to kill Thanos.
After they have both been anointed, crowned and enthroned, they will depart the abbey in new Robes of Estate in vibrant purple velvet.
In science and nature The optics of purple Purple, unlike violet, is not one of the colors of the visible spectrum.
A walk of honor is a wonderful way to introduce Purple Heart veterans during the Wake Forest Purple Heart Banquet.
A scoop of powder was all it took to transform a bowl of purple water into one that was clear.
Therefore, both universal statements, that "all round squares are purple" and "no round squares are purple" are true.
This taste of Purple Rain Tour is just a recycled tease and a move to bolster the Purple One’s digital presence.
Anthocyanins are also found in strawberries, raspberries, purple vegetables and raspberries.
A photo posted by the force shows a police car parked behind a purple ice cream van with the words 'Enjoy 's ice cream here' written on it.
Its peaks are often found enveloped in purple clouds at dawn and dusk, hence comes its name "Purple Mountain".
As the city has become more purple, residents say politics has created a divide, with each side jockeying for more power on the City Council.
But with only one guess to work with, I struck out on the green and purple groups (I had no idea that Crush, Mug and Squirt are soda brands).
Bishops and archbishops, of a lower status than cardinals, were assigned the color purple, but not the rich Tyrian purple.
The color known in antiquity as Tyrian purple ranged from crimson to a deep bluish-purple, depending upon how it was made.
Mark 15:17 and 20 The actual color of Tyrian purple seems to have varied from a reddish to a bluish purple.
Of the three, purple is preferred because, firstly, the purple reinforces the red, making it appear richer.
According to Google the purple-eating McDonald's creature The Grimace was part of a special birthday meal that was being offered by McDonald's.
Common combinations with purple
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the purple 23×
- and purple 21×
- of purple 15×
- deep purple 10×
- purple and 10×
- in purple 8×
- purple is 7×
- with purple 7×
- wearing purple 7×
- purple heart 7×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word purple. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.