cerulean
deep blue; sky blue; azure.
Heraldry. a sky-blue tincture, used especially on the Continent.
Origin of cerulean
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How to use cerulean in a sentence
From November 11 to 23, I’ll be with you to experience a part of Patagonia few ever do, including the iconic jagged peaks of Cerro Castillo, the cerulean waters of the Baker River, and a series of stunning, lesser-known national parks.
Sawtooth peaks and cerulean lakes attract travelers to California’s 64,041-acre Desolation Wilderness along Lake Tahoe.
When we crested the enormous gully of rocks, we were met with a body of crystal-clear cerulean water, lined with crumbling charcoal cliffs.
I gazed out into what felt like infinity, watching the waves, the clouds, and that infamous cerulean water undulating forever onward.
Revel in Solitude at Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park | Emily Pennington | June 16, 2021 | Outside OnlineWe were met with cerulean water in every direction, as magnificent rivers of ice dropped off toward the sea.
Alaska Delivers the Goods in Glacier Bay National Park | Emily Pennington | April 15, 2021 | Outside Online
On Monday, Nicole Richie debuted her latest Technicolor hairstyle—a side-swept cerulean low bun—on Good Morning America.
Tangled Up in Blue: Young Stars and Their Blue Rinses | Erin Cunningham | July 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBlue flashed against blue, the clever handiwork of man and the illimitable cerulean of the sky.
Robert Annys: Poor Priest | Annie Nathan MeyerThe ragamuffin sat perched upon the broad shoulder and peered down at the lady with eyes of cerulean blue.
Southern Hearts | Florence Hull WinterburnIrene opened her beautiful eyes, blue as the cerulean vault above, and smiled languidly at the stranger.
Guy Kenmore's Wife and The Rose and the Lily | Mrs. Alex McVeigh MillerI can see thee now as I saw thee then, with the firelight glowing over thee, like a smile from the cerulean skies!
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 1 | Robert H. NewellThe great globe of the sky was unblemished and royal in its blueness and its ringing cerulean light.
Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence
British Dictionary definitions for cerulean
/ (sɪˈruːlɪən) /
a deep blue colour; azure
(as adjective): a cerulean sea
Origin of cerulean
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