How to Use fire-engine red in a Sentence

fire-engine red

noun
  • Rosa is wearing a fire-engine red dress with a red and white scarf.
    — Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The blacks are blond, brown, fire-engine red, black, and shades in between.
    — Ed Wiseman, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The fire-engine red school building turned 100 a few years ago.
    — Lily Altavena, azcentral, 12 June 2019
  • Three years ago, a fender bender marred two of the doors on the fire-engine red Chevy.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2020
  • The flowers bloom in gorgeous shades from fire-engine red to pink, pale lavender, and blue.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2024
  • In her phone’s suggestions field, a stiletto, fire-engine red, popped up.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2017
  • One of his ears was the only spot of color on him, fire-engine red and oddly enlarged.
    — Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2020
  • And fire-engine red lipstick and cream blush and a contouring palette.
    — Allure Editors, Allure, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Painters made sure the trucks gleamed — often in fire-engine red, but also in yellow, orange, pink and black.
    — Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Her fire-engine red tulle dress ran the length of a city block, extending out in all directions with the help of many hoops.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 13 Sep. 2022
  • But her all-time go-to icon shade is MVP—a fire-engine red packed with a punch of color.
    — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 17 Feb. 2022
  • Reddish browns such as merlot, maroon or scarlet suggest warm and cozy instead of the alarm raised by fire-engine red.
    — Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, chicagotribune.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Dashes of navy, auburn and fire-engine red invite the viewer into the buzzing thoroughfare.
    — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
  • In shades ranging from white to pink to fire-engine red, geraniums produce upright blooms all summer long until the first frost.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Rexha revealed her new fire-engine red hair colour on Instagram with a video that shows the singer dyeing it herself.
    — Photo: Cindy Ord/getty Images., refinery29.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The neon roots have returned, but instead of her iconic slime lime green, Eilish opted for a super bright shade of fire-engine red.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The fire-engine red container looks nice, but maybe more importantly, the peppery scent brings a bit of luxury to the space.
    — Kalina Newman, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Rexha revealed her new fire-engine red hair color on Instagram with a video that shows the singer dyeing it herself.
    — Photo: Cindy Ord/getty Images., refinery29.com, 7 Oct. 2020
  • The Vogue cover star looked absolutely stunning, of course, and opted for a fire-engine red clingy off-the-shoulder dress.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Megan wore a fire-engine red leather midi dress-coat, and Batiste's earthy green moto jacket provided a welcome update to the must-have item.
    — Kristin Corpuz, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2020
  • Garishness gives way to sophistication as lavender and fire-engine red make visual magic.
    — David Pagel, latimes.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • Bras and panties come in basic colors of black, white, and fire-engine red, range from $25 to $55, and are offered in extra-small to extra-large.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 12 July 2018
  • The actress is radiant in a fire-engine red Carolina Herrera dress with side cutouts, teamed with a matching cut and silver shoes.
    — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Made for adults, the Lego Icons Corvette box set includes 1,210 pieces that make up the sports car’s retro design in fire-engine red.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 July 2023
  • The fire-engine red color of the feeder easily attracts hummers, and the four feeding ports can accommodate multiple birds.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The lively floral motif was an elegant foil to the fire-engine red hue that was revisited on Jones’s leg-lengthening stilettos.
    — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 2 July 2018
  • Johnson, whose footwear game runs the gamut from fire-engine red boots to sultry sandals, employed the preppy staple as an elegant foil to her deceptively simple ensemble.
    — Edward Barsamian, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2017
  • At one point, Offerman walked onstage wearing little more than fire-engine red briefs and fishnet stockings for a skit involving a stripper pole, only to find out it had been cut from the program.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2022
  • To complete the look, the founder of Rare Beauty naturally chose to lacquer her lips in a fire-engine red, the true hallmark of Gallic insouciance.
    — Georgia Day, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Stewart’s current pixie—which, somehow, looks even cooler blowing in the Los Feliz wind—took on an entirely new vibe when paired with her fire-engine red manicure.
    — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 16 Jan. 2019

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