How to Use colorful in a Sentence

colorful

adjective
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  • The stores were my first taste of this colorful and creative world of gamers.
    — Ally Beardsley, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • The cover display is clear and colorful, but not as bright as the main display.
    — Rudie Obias, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Say goodbye to your spring pastels spring colors and kick your colorful and electric hues into high gear instead.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 21 May 2024
  • Chris posted pictures from the event, showing his brother Liam in white shorts and colorful layered shirts.
    — Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
  • The radiant foliage is colorful through the growing season.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 18 May 2024
  • Legalization was led by colorful and high-flying stoners.
    — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
  • That event unleashed auroras that dazzled many places around the globe that don’t normally see the ribbons of colorful, dancing light.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 30 July 2024
  • This upholstered platform bed is stylish, colorful, and seriously high-tech.
    — Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
  • These colorful displays of light in the night sky are caused by the interaction of solar particles with the Earth's magnetic field.
    — Kayla Cockrel, Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2024
  • In fact, the don and his eloping daughter, both bright and colorful piantas from Super Mario Sunshine, are pretty darn likable.
    — PCMAG, 21 May 2024
  • How to catch them: Brook trout are one of the most colorful fish in Idaho.
    — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The games have been played, the points have been tallied and 22 of the 30 colorful courts have been retired, at least for this year.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • David and Bertha Gomez, who worked in one of the colorful candy stands along Olvera Street, offered to take over the restaurant.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Each egg has a removable top with a colorful face that matches the chick on the inside.
    — Julie Evans, Parents, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The Amon Carter’s new get is an action picture, colorful and crazy, and with a good story.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024
  • This bright and colorful TV is great for watching movies and playing games.
    — Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 30 May 2024
  • Wearing colorful kerchiefs, blouses, skirts and aprons, the women sat on one side across from the men.
    — Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 4 June 2023
  • Adam Lambert is putting a little glam and rock into the already colorful world of the new Megamind movie.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2024
  • As the day began, the abbey buzzed with excitement and was abloom with fragrant flowers and colorful hats.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2023
  • Celebrate 50 years of Cincinnati Pride with the most colorful festival in the city.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 26 May 2023
  • These are varieties that can fit in many different places in the landscape and are all more colorful.
    — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Some were in leg warmers, colorful coats or being pushed in buggies.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Plus, even though the floral wallpaper she’s chosen is plenty colorful on its own, the tile grounds the overall blue color scheme of the room.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The mural on the store’s front entrance, with its colorful and detailed images of plants, also draws customers in.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The new mural, like much of MOMO's other art, is colorful and abstract.
    — Annasofia Scheve, The Enquirer, 26 July 2023
  • Swirl in jam: Swirl in seedless raspberry or other berry jams for a colorful, fruity touch.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The town's colorful crown jewel is Grandfather Mountain State Park, where the region's first hints of fall hues tend to appear.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The result was a tight and colorful blanket of jackets, a mosaic of Adidas and Nike outwear.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
  • For flower lovers, these colorful, blooming plants bring plenty of vibrant hues to your space.
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Coleus varieties range in size from short 8-inch plants to 3-foot-tall giants bursting with colorful leaves.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2024

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