How to Use mauve in a Sentence

mauve

noun

• Look for shades with a hint of mauve or shades of brown.
  — Jessica Cruel, SELF, 10 July 2017
• The flakes stayed mauve, the milk stayed white, and the whole thing tasted like thick cups of dusty corn.
  — Adrienne Rose Johnson, Bon Appetit, 15 June 2017
• The slip-ons come in six colors: black, black and white, white, taupe, navy, and mauve.
  — Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2023
• While one of the actress's open-toe heels was black, the other was mauve.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
• For her, that meant toned-down, muted pinks and mauve desert tones.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2024
• The plant ships in a nursery grow pot nestled in your choice of a white or mauve planter.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
• The overall painting is in a lovely key of mauve and green.
  — Washington Post, 1 June 2022
• The key: Opt for chocolate brown tips, instead of all-over mauve.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
• In the selfie, Heidi, 50, is wearing a light mauve top and a huge smile.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 12 June 2023
• Ciara proves that mauve makes for a great go-to nail color.
  — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2023
• The gorgeous mauve is the perfect pick-me-up when those winter blues hit.
  — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 18 Nov. 2021
• With smoky hues like chocolate mauve and ash brown in the lead, the best brunette shades of today aren't ho-hum by any means.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023
• Instead of a bubblegum pink palette, think more along the lines of rose gold or mauve.
  — Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 16 May 2023
• The pale pink eyeshadow and the mauve lip are so feminine and soft.
  — ELLE, 12 Mar. 2023
• From olive green to dusty mauve to heather gray, the color options are pretty great.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
• Color hues are from the palettes of the Dutch masters – deep and rich greens, blues, mauves and yellows.
  — Duncan Madden, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• A touch of earl grey tea tinted the eggs mauve, almost matching the flowers.
  — Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 7 June 2017
• Two cottages, bright blue and muted mauve, sit side by side.
  — Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Apr. 2023
• Pinks and greens are swapped for mauve and sage, while beige rattan is eschewed for a cool gray roping on the bed.
  — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 23 Feb. 2023
• The color is not quite salmon or chocolate, but a mauve hue that sits somewhere between the two.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2023
• Across the country, coral, red, rose, pink, and mauve were the top-sellers (sorry, purple.
  — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 28 July 2017
• Grab it in nine colors ranging from soft peony pink to deep mauve.
  — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2023
• The muted mauve pigment on her lips seemed to be a similar color to the one that was buffed on her cheeks.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 10 Aug. 2023
• The mauve-brown shade is just subtle enough for a no-makeup, makeup day, but the shimmer helps give it an edge.
  — Devon Abelman, Teen Vogue, 10 Aug. 2017
• Swift kept her glam soft, with a natural mauve lip and her long hair styled in loose barrel curls.
  — Condé Nast, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2024
• Two other dial variations are offered in mauve and black, which should prove easier to come by.
  — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
• In a strapless mauve dress from Contempo.
  — Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
• At the start of the short, paved trail, the green slopes appear smeared with vague suggestions of ocher and mauve.
  — Alissa Greenberg, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
• Lopez paired the boho spring look with her signature smoky eyeshadow and mauve lipstick.
  — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
• Flowers are not spectacular but attractive enough with pale mauve and tan petals.
  — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026