purple passages

plural of purple passage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for purple passages
Noun
  • Each fin features quotations cherry-picked from a century of glowing Phantom press reviews.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The school alleged in the lawsuit that Phillips’ counsel later sent LAFS a demand letter that included quotations from his conversations with Heavener and Tammy Elliott, the school’s president.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Being in a Korean-language environment pushes me to study the language more, not only for daily conversation but for formal contexts like today’s interview.
    Billboard Korea, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
  • This is absolutely the case for food chemicals, but also in other contexts involving chemical exposures.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Fry is not yet aware of any citations issued to hunters in Wyoming who were relying on AI for information.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In her order last week, the judge wrote that the Muirs appear to be using artificial intellegence to prepare their motions, resulting in innacurate citations.
    Tony Cook, IndyStar, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Purple passages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passages. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.

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