How to Use fire-engine red in a Sentence

fire-engine red

noun
Definition of fire-engine rednext
  • 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
  • Rosa is wearing a fire-engine red dress with a red and white scarf.
    — Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Three years ago, a fender bender marred two of the doors on the fire-engine red Chevy.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2020
  • 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
  • In fact, the fire-engine red, big-nosed caricature is ... what’s the word that white folks hate again?
    — Angela Helm, The Root, 29 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • His fire-engine red hair is as real as his speaking style.
    — Rebecca Asoulin, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Painters made sure the trucks gleamed — often in fire-engine red, but also in yellow, orange, pink and black.
    — Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2022
  • 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
  • In her phone’s suggestions field, a stiletto, fire-engine red, popped up.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2017
  • And fire-engine red lipstick and cream blush and a contouring palette.
    — Allure Editors, Allure, 26 Jan. 2021
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Designer Nicolas Ghesquière reimagined a ’70s design for platform boots, dubbed the Donna, with seamless leather and hues from rich taupe to fire-engine red.
    — Kevin Huynh, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Where Tracee Ellis Ross opted for a warming pull of tangerine liner, Rosalía's brilliance came courtesy of a mane of fire-engine red.
    — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2022
  • Within a couple of weeks, though, Zebbie got the truck painted fire-engine red and branded it with his now-familiar Eugene’s Hot Chicken logo.
    — Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 14 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • To get the look, opt for a fire-engine red Alaïa cardigan that hits just below the lower rib for some rude-chic appeal or a Balenciaga newspaper-print piece fastened by one or two buttons.
    — Alexandra Gurvitch, Vogue, 13 June 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • Rolex started the trend with the release of its highly successful Oyster Perpetual models last year which came with dials in candy pink, turquoise, bright yellow and fire-engine red hues.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2022
  • There's a tidier sport option for the coupe and the wagon, which replaces much of the flash with black paint and seems to pull the shape together rather nicely, particularly on our test wagon, which is finished in a lovely fire-engine red.
    — David E. Davis Jr., Car and Driver, 15 Feb. 2023
  • To avoid the cringe factor that often comes from mixing two similar but slightly different colors, opt for a pair of shoes a hair darker than your outfit—a fire-engine red dress with pair of cherry-red heels, for example.
    — Leah Bourne, Glamour, 24 June 2019

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