purple patch
Britishnoun
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Also called: purple passage. a section in a piece of writing characterized by rich, fanciful, or ornate language
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slang a period of success, good fortune, etc
Example Sentences
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The partnership has survived seismic shifts in how people watch movies and recovered from a high-profile temporary breakup between two of the largest players — McDonald’s and Disney — in 2006.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
"It's more action packed and I think the misconceptions are going to slowly go away once people watch it more and more."
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
“I feel confident that if and when people watch the show, they will see that it was handled with a great deal of care and sensitivity,” Hines said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
"More people watch YouTube on television than they do on their phones or their devices. More people watch YouTube than cable TV," he said.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
“When people watch the news, they don’t intentionally filter biases out, or feel they have to argue against the expression of the newscaster,” Mullen explains.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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