Examples of shocking pink in a Sentence
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With its vivid red or shocking pink filling, tarte aux pralines roses is one of Lyon’s most recognizable desserts.
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Ryan McCarthy,
Saveur,
11 Feb. 2026
The bright magenta of shocking pink consistently popped up across the latest runway collections.
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Shelby Ying Hyde,
Refinery29,
29 Jan. 2026
Meet the expert Backstage at Anna Sui, models’ lashes were coated in layers of turquoise mascara, while at The Blonds, models sported dramatic, feathery falsies saturated in a shade of shocking pink.
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Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
Casual options include poplins and denim in sand and sky colors, instead of the brand’s signature shocking pink; Toes sneakers in canvas with gold toe molding, and a raffia version of the Face bag.
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Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
13 June 2024
Seeing a shocking pink flamingo standing tall on a sandy Chincoteague spit?
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Joe Heim,
Washington Post,
20 Oct. 2023
The Schiaparelli couture show was held in the Musee des Arts Decoratifs to mark a new retrospective at the museum celebrating the late, great couturier who invented the color shocking pink and courted the Surrealist artists.
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Thomas Adamson,
ajc,
4 July 2022
The wigs portrayed in the paintings include a saucy-looking cropped style in black-and-white, a flamboyant rainbow, a look with cascading tresses that fall in shocking pink cascade, and a softer number with flowing curves in subtle earth tones.
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cleveland,
13 Mar. 2022
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Ryan McCarthy,
Saveur,
11 Feb. 2026
The bright magenta of shocking pink consistently popped up across the latest runway collections.
—
Shelby Ying Hyde,
Refinery29,
29 Jan. 2026
Meet the expert Backstage at Anna Sui, models’ lashes were coated in layers of turquoise mascara, while at The Blonds, models sported dramatic, feathery falsies saturated in a shade of shocking pink.
—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
6 Jan. 2026
Casual options include poplins and denim in sand and sky colors, instead of the brand’s signature shocking pink; Toes sneakers in canvas with gold toe molding, and a raffia version of the Face bag.
—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
13 June 2024
Seeing a shocking pink flamingo standing tall on a sandy Chincoteague spit?
—
Joe Heim,
Washington Post,
20 Oct. 2023
The Schiaparelli couture show was held in the Musee des Arts Decoratifs to mark a new retrospective at the museum celebrating the late, great couturier who invented the color shocking pink and courted the Surrealist artists.
—
Thomas Adamson,
ajc,
4 July 2022
The wigs portrayed in the paintings include a saucy-looking cropped style in black-and-white, a flamboyant rainbow, a look with cascading tresses that fall in shocking pink cascade, and a softer number with flowing curves in subtle earth tones.
—
cleveland,
13 Mar. 2022
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“Shocking pink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shocking%20pink. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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