local color
noun
: the presentation of the features and peculiarities of a particular locality and its inhabitants in writing
Examples of local color in a Sentence
a writer who uses local color in his stories
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There are a handful of digressions in the category of local color, such as a francophone farmer who cooks haute cuisine and a bounty hunter nicknamed Preacher, who adorns his violent assaults with Bible verses.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 May 2025
There are much more interesting situations that come to light, both dramatic and comical, described with local color.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
Clearly the answer is: go to Glasgow for three or four weeks and enjoy a nice mix of film and local color.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Readers familiar with with the local color in each novel have already seen fictional characters visit Nantucket beaches, restaurants, shops, and beyond, and this guidebook is inspired by the setting in each book.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 May 2025
There are much more interesting situations that come to light, both dramatic and comical, described with local color.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025
Clearly the answer is: go to Glasgow for three or four weeks and enjoy a nice mix of film and local color.
—Scott Phillips, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Readers familiar with with the local color in each novel have already seen fictional characters visit Nantucket beaches, restaurants, shops, and beyond, and this guidebook is inspired by the setting in each book.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for local color
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“Local color.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/local%20color. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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