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Examples of powder blue in a Sentence
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Investigators wearing white hazmat suits and powder blue booties found a handgun and drug paraphernalia in a bedroom.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
Old-school bathrooms awash in shades of gold, green and powder blue.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
The first such pin ever traded was made of cloth, featuring a simple white cross against a powder blue background and created in Greece for the Athens Olympics in 1896, according to AICO, the International Association of Olympic Collectors.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2024
Besides the powder blue flower varieties there are also purple and white colors available.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above
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“Powder blue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powder%20blue. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
powder blue
noun
: a pale blue
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