How to Use cerise in a Sentence

cerise

noun
  • The coral lamp shade picks up the cerise and pink in the art work.
    Catherine Romano, WSJ, 15 June 2018
  • As the visual introduction to the rest of the house, the cerise entrance gives an inkling of the rich colors beyond.
    Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 9 May 2022
  • McMillan laced herself up with Bowie-esque flair: all cerise eye-shadow, quiffed hair, and Gloss Bombed lips.
    Vogue, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Queen Letizia wore an intricate tiara to the banquet and a formal cerise princess gown adorned with floral embroidery.
    Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Oct. 2019
  • Her current approach, which can be seen on the feeds of in-the-know Angelenos, is gluten-, nut-, and grain-free, to suit her dietary restrictions, and comes in striking shades of blush, rose, and cerise.
    Zoe Ruffner, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Plus, shoppers can choose from a number of bright colors, including artichaut, cerise, and licorice.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2022
  • But don't fret, quite a few colors are still available (for now), including vibrant orange flame, red cerise, and bright blue Marseille.
    Christina Butan, PEOPLE.com, 5 Oct. 2021
  • Telegraph UK -A gutsy new color combo: cerise and orange.
    Veronique Hyland, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2011
  • Eye-popping colors — cerise pink, bright medium blue, lavender blue, straw yellow and Venetian red — added a summer’s lift to simple silhouettes that let the pleats do the talking.
    Washington Post, 20 June 2019
  • Across a gravel path from the greenhouse is the potting shed, where Bamford stops to show me the jewel of her collection, Attar of Roses, a variety with narrow, daisylike petals in a pale, icy pink and deep cerise-colored stamens.
    New York Times, 28 July 2021
  • The satisfaction of cherry-picking his ideal French realtor — sassy Catherine, on her scooter — is more appetizingly celebrated with far aux cerises (a boldly original cherry flan).
    Miranda Seymour, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2018

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