Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for purple passages
Noun
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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
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His urge to address religious subjects made his work largely unperformable, except in underground contexts such as the Riga discothèque.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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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
Noun
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According to those citations, many employees have been burned by the chemicals in the liquid that pools up in Boring’s tunnels.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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For not having two plates properly displayed (on vehicles requiring them), more than 52,400 citations were handed out.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Purple passages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purple%20passages. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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