How to Use violet in a Sentence

violet

noun

• At five o’clock the light over the city was violet, and the air soft.
  — Mavis Gallant, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022
• In the middle, notes of lavender, clary sage, and violet leaf add a green and earthy touch.
  — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
• There is white, pink, brown, blue, violet, and gray sleep sounds.
  — Cathy Cassata, Health, 27 Mar. 2023
• The wine is intensely floral on the nose, with notes of violet and a bit of rose petal.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
• If roses are red and violets are blue, what is stuffed, brown, and blue?
  — Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 27 July 2023
• This cologne has key notes of violet leaf, black leather and cedarwood.
  — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
• The rich and woody scent has notes of cardamom, iris, violet and ambrox.
  — Wilson Chapman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022
• All of this swirling around a bar bathed in smoky blue-violet light – and clouds of cigar-smoke mystery – late, late into the night.
  — Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2022
• Keep African violets about a foot away from a bright window.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 18 Apr. 2023
• The best light color for plants is a mix between violet and blue light.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 8 Aug. 2022
• Oprah Winfrey graced the red carpet with a nod to The Color Purple in shades of violet.
  — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 8 Jan. 2024
• The gamay grapes have relatively thick skins, and the colour of a young gamay wine is medium dark with a hint of violet.
  — Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 17 July 2023
• Then, just as quickly, to flop onto our backs and make shapes in the clouds or wonder at the first stars speckling the violet sky.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 13 May 2022
• Roses are red, violets are blue — drive down a county road, and there might be a Lovers Lane near you.
  — Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2024
• They can be found in a range of lively hues — yellow, violet, pink and red are just a few options.
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 21 Apr. 2023
• The velvet skirt is a vibrant violet with white thread embroidery on the hem.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 4 May 2022
• There were group hugs beneath the live oaks tied with baby blue and violet ribbons.
  — Dallas News, 3 June 2022
• And this one comes in a bunch of neutral and vibrant hues, from pale peach to deep violet, to punch up your holiday style.
  — Kristine Solomon, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2023
• The flowers on the bird's food violet can be a solid purple or can have one petal much darker than the others.
  — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 14 May 2022
• Since there is a violet tint that runs through the color, Lee says, those with cooler tones will look great with this color.
  — Monique Wilson, Glamour, 26 Sep. 2022
• Pretty violet notes on the nose and a mixture of wild blackberries and bright red cherries with a hint of crushed rocks in the background.
  — Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 1 May 2022
• The color palette blows kisses of violet, fire and lens flares.
  — Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2023
• The problem is one violet produces hundreds of seedlings in a single year.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 July 2023
• What had once perhaps been the house’s den was bathed in violet light and outfitted with speakers.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022
• And thanks to a blend of juniper, blood orange, and violet, your hair will smell ridiculously fresh, too.
  — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2023
• This earthy, woody scent features a balanced blend of cannabis accord, patchouli, and violets.
  — Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 22 Nov. 2023
• The violet, ivory, and army green colors are currently $47, marked down from $59.
  — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 12 Nov. 2023
• Aromas of red fruit with a lick of tar, violet and primroses.
  — Tom Mullen, Forbes, 22 May 2022
• In the mouth there are flavors of red fruits accented by violet and spice with a touch of salinity in the long finish.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2022
• This plant, which can be grown as a wide-spreading shrub or trained as a single or multi-trunk tree, blooms in shades of violet, blue, or pink.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024