How to Use indigo in a Sentence

indigo

noun
  • The indigo wash is one we’re bound to see a lot more of this spring too.
    — Chloé Versabeau, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The linen tweed coat with indigo over-check is made of wool, silk and linen.
    — Nedra Rhone, ajc, 7 June 2018
  • Each indigo strand was as thick as a twig, and had the moist look of an anemone.
    — Julie Orringer, New York Times, 22 June 2018
  • Loose Jeans in a dark indigo wash.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • At first, in that indigo hour, there was just a solitary bird.
    — Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Think deep indigos, rich navy blues, and dark and muted teal tones.
    — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Washes span light to dark indigo and black.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The blue of Bunny’s eyes be came a kind of indigo then.
    — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Jenner added a pair of low-rise dark indigo jeans, a black clutch bag, and black thong heels.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Mourad chose a heavy weight cotton denim with dark pure indigo dye from the mill.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
  • These popsicles gain their deep indigo hue from fresh and juicy berries.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
  • These popsicles gain their deep indigo hue from fresh and juicy berries.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2026
  • These popsicles gain their deep indigo hue from fresh and juicy berries.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
  • Yellows come from marigold flowers and blue from the indigo plant.
    — Terri Colby, The Seattle Times, 5 May 2017
  • The sub’s lights cast rich twilight colors, azure and indigo ebbing to black.
    — Susan Casey, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Washes span ecru to dark indigo.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
  • False indigo is cold-hardy in Zones 3–8.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Elsewhere in the house, walls are rubbed with paints in hues of lime, indigo, turmeric or beet.
    — David Tanis, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2017
  • My gaze races out to an indigo line of horizon at the base of a sky of unbroken pale cloud.
    — Sylvia Poggioli, The New York Review of Books, 29 Mar. 2020
  • The artist used indigo to dye textiles that shelter a tent in the middle of the gallery.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Now the sky to the west deepened to indigo, a color never seen.
    — Annie Dillard, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2015
  • Try the style for yourself while this Spanx pair in vintage indigo is on sale.
    — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
  • There was a time when the wealthy would dress themselves in rich colors like indigo and purple.
    — German Lopez, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • While the indigo variant comes with white laces, black goes more uniform with laces in the same color.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
  • The rich indigo color looks polished and a bit more formal.
    — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Crosshatch, chunky twills, indigo stripes and sulfur dyes that wash down from clay to pink give denim a fresh look.
    — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The decor skews rustic-chic with splashes of indigo, a nod to what was once one of the state’s biggest cash crops.
    — Atlanta Travel, ajc, 30 Mar. 2017
  • Standard tie-dye kits might hark back too much to summer camp and art classes, so how about deep, rich indigo dye?
    — Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2020
  • Included in the savings are these wide-leg jeans that come in a vintage indigo wash.
    — Nicol Natale, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • The set comes in moody neutrals like gray, indigo, cream, and white, and even arrives in a cute storage tote.
    — Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2025

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