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In shades ranging from white to pink to fire-engine red, geraniums produce upright blooms all summer long until the first frost.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
Accompanied by a glittering heart backdrop, and dressed from head to toe in fire-engine red and white, the charismatic troubadour danced in sync with his horn section to the retro throwback tune.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
This week’s best Cos finds prove out the point: there’s oversized outerwear in elegant grey, fire-engine red, and classic navy; polished midi skirts in sumptuous satin and pleated wool; festive Fair Isle knits, and lustrous velvet pieces perfectly suited for the holiday season ahead.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2025
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
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
Accompanied by a glittering heart backdrop, and dressed from head to toe in fire-engine red and white, the charismatic troubadour danced in sync with his horn section to the retro throwback tune.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
This week’s best Cos finds prove out the point: there’s oversized outerwear in elegant grey, fire-engine red, and classic navy; polished midi skirts in sumptuous satin and pleated wool; festive Fair Isle knits, and lustrous velvet pieces perfectly suited for the holiday season ahead.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for fire-engine red
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“Fire-engine red.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire-engine%20red. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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