Example Sentences

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After the market closed, the Times Square Ball that drops each New Year’s Eve instead rose to mark the occasion and was lighted in orangish-red colors to represent Mars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

These structures reflect and manipulate light in much the same way that soap bubbles or butterfly wings create vibrant colors.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Arasheben devised a mechanism allowing the face to switch colors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

"It's crazy," said Javier Maciel, a 25-year-old fan wrapped in a poncho with the colors of the Mexican flag.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The markings on the blade light up with multiple colors, almost as if in greeting.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer