How to Use cerulean in a Sentence

cerulean

adjective
  • The lazy dog just laughs and sweeps his hair back from his cerulean eyes.
    — Riane Konc, The New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2020
  • The rooms play with shades of cerulean and chrome with coral accents.
    — David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2023
  • There is so much to see below these cerulean waters.
    — Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Now, 20 years later, cerulean is about to be so back.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Think soft slate, smoky blue, or muted cerulean over jewel tones.
    — Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Even cerulean blue sweaters will be accepted.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The first film’s iconic cerulean sweater gave cerulean new life in 2006.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
  • But, like a lumpy blue sweater that wants its cerulean origins to be told, there’s more to the story.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The route is stunning, packed with glaciers, cerulean lakes, and towering peaks.
    — Jennifer Malloy, Outside, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Try adding matching trim to define where the cerulean walls stop, and your neutral tone starts.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
  • But on one of our last days, the ashen sky cracked open to reveal fragments of a cerulean canvas.
    — Celeste Moure, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Many agree that no color represents a clear, sunny sky as well as cerulean blue.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
  • In a neutral space with lots of whites and grays, cerulean blue draws the eye and makes a striking statement.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Its cerulean waves lap the narrow beach where Leda tries to sunbathe in peace.
    — Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2022
  • To the northeast, the cerulean Atlantic stretched to the horizon.
    — Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Sprawled out on the ground, gazing up at the cerulean sky, a terrifying thought crossed his mind.
    — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 11 June 2021
  • But Emily Blunt’s satin-like pants just made a splash on my (cerulean) blueprint.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
  • Misty Aqua, on the other hand, is a cerulean blue, adding a cool freshness to the palette.
    — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 1 Sep. 2020
  • Totoro standing in profile against a bright cerulean backdrop.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
  • Ridgewood was deep, deep navy; the Upper West Side was pale cerulean.
    — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2026
  • For now, fans can get a small taste of the world of Runway, one cerulean M&M at a time.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Cross-back wooden chairs with cushions in a light cerulean shade reflect the color of the sky overhead.
    — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
  • Cross-back wooden chairs with cushions in a light cerulean shade reflect the color of the sky overhead.
    — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 11 May 2025
  • The singer is draped in a soft green veil, perched on a fake bush, with a cerulean blue background and a flower arch framing her face.
    — Natachi Onwuamaegbu, Washington Post, 28 July 2022
  • Fishermen cast their lines into the serene, cerulean Black Sea.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 May 2021
  • Funny how two yellow narcissus, a hummingbird and a cerulean sky will put you in a good mood.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Mar. 2021
  • In Palau, low mountains rise from cerulean seas and, beneath the waves, the drama is just as pronounced.
    — Jennifer Billock, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Invest in dark vases to contrast the light blooms or add cool colors with a cerulean blue container.
    — Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Oct. 2024
  • And don't worry, neither of the award-winning actresses wore cerulean.
    — EW.com, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The result is food with flavors as vibrant and deep as the cerulean waters that surround the islands.
    — Khushbu Shah, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2019

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