How to Use violet in a Sentence

violet

noun
  • Blooms vary from deep violet to white.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
  • The tea is brewed in a violet clay pot that helps keep the leaves warm.
    — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022
  • At five o’clock the light over the city was violet, and the air soft.
    — Mavis Gallant, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2022
  • There is white, pink, brown, blue, violet, and gray sleep sounds.
    — Cathy Cassata, Health, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Its fading light tinged the world in blues and violets.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
  • These paintings pop with bright shades of pink, violet and red.
    — Sadé Carpenter, RedEye Chicago, 15 Dec. 2017
  • This cologne has key notes of violet leaf, black leather and cedarwood.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • When the machine was turned on, the glass wand glowed with bright violet light.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2021
  • If roses are red and violets are blue, what is stuffed, brown, and blue?
    — Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 27 July 2023
  • The wine displays deep notes of black fruit, graphite, and violets.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • How long do African violets live?
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Some may even know that the state bird is a robin, or that the state flower is a violet.
    — Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Limniona is a dark red—nearly oxblood—that shines with hints of violet like an oil slick.
    — Marissa A. Ross, Bon Appétit, 28 Aug. 2019
  • The gem comes in a range of colors, such as pink, red, green, blue, violet and black.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Some of us enjoy a pop of color from violets or self-heal in spring.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The best light color for plants is a mix between violet and blue light.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Hence, a rainbow is red along the top and violet on the inner side of the arc.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Blue fades to violet, which fades to red and sunset orange on this vivid set.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 2 June 2026
  • Late in the third quarter, the women in violet found their groove.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Its deep, purple skin opens up to white flesh with hues of purple and lighter violet.
    — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2017
  • The rich and woody scent has notes of cardamom, iris, violet and ambrox.
    — Wilson Chapman, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Painted, melted, pops of soft violet, and toned for a soft glow.
    — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Equal amounts of red and blue look the same, for example, as a straight-out violet.
    — Adam Rogers, WIRED, 4 July 2019
  • In the middle, notes of lavender, clary sage, and violet leaf add a green and earthy touch.
    — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Roses are red, violets are blue.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Roses are red, violets are blue.
    — Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The violet femme blends gin, honey, lavender and lemon juice.
    — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Our brains interpret the longer ones as red and the shorter ones as violet.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 7 Jan. 2022
  • Purple shampoos range in shade, all the way from a light lilac to a rich violet color.
    — Sydney Poe, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
  • The nose is filled with floral hints of rose petals and violet, fruity notes of forest berries, and some spices.
    — Elisabetta Tosi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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