How to Use vivid in a Sentence
vivid
adjective
- The dream was very vivid.
- The fabric was dyed a vivid red.
- He gave a vivid description of the scene.
- She could remember the dream in vivid detail.
- The book includes many vivid illustrations.
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The blue-grey clouds made the green and gold fall colors of the vines all the more vivid.
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Scott Bay,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Dec. 2022
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What’s your most vivid memory from the making of the film?
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Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Dec. 2022
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Scroll through, read some of the brand's vivid descriptions of their scents, and pick one that speaks to you.
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Sarah Hoffmann,
Allure,
17 Oct. 2023
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In all nine, the colors are vivid and the imagery iconic.
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Lee Lawrence,
WSJ,
13 Aug. 2022
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The finds paint a vivid picture of life in ancient China.
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Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
15 June 2022
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Limiting the vivid hue to one half of the wall prevents it from overwhelming the room.
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Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Aug. 2023
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That's why as the plant blooms, the glass becomes blurry and fogged, and the leaves take on a more undefined and vivid form.
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Melissah Yang,
refinery29.com,
16 May 2022
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My boyfriend, Dan, has a childhood memory that’s as vivid and warm as the day it was formed.
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Outside Online,
13 June 2022
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Filming on location made the events of the story come to vivid detail for the cast.
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Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
15 July 2022
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What is your most vivid memory as the Rockets’ coach that night?
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Dallas News,
19 Jan. 2023
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The lights were vivid across much of Idaho on May 10, aided by mostly clear skies and a new moon.
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Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
31 May 2024
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Choose from neutrals like white, gray, and tan, or opt for more vivid solids like mint green and lavender.
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Jamie Allison Sanders,
Peoplemag,
7 Mar. 2024
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Jerseys with the names and numbers of players smaller and less vivid?
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Steve Forbes,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2024
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Her scenes are alive and vivid, not just showing us the book’s world but drawing us into it.
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Sarah Schutte,
National Review,
21 Jan. 2024
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After decades of fading, a 2019 restoration brought it back to vivid life.
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Tim McKeough,
ELLE Decor,
16 June 2022
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And as a result, this very very vivid and rather striking shade of fuschia has become the season’s norm.
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Madeline Fass,
Vogue,
7 June 2022
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When asked to repeat it a day later, the memory was less vivid.
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Eleanor Morgan,
refinery29.com,
13 July 2023
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Pulling up to the red boat slip under a fiery sunset, no one in the boat was looking at the vivid pinks of the Caribbean sky.
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Shannon McMahon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2024
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One of the most vivid scenes in the book is Stacey Morgan's account of watching her husband return to Earth.
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Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
15 Aug. 2022
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So do the pitchers who allowed those home runs, and often in vivid detail.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
21 July 2022
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Hearing it for the first time on the radio remains a vivid memory.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2022
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The answer came Tuesday in the 45-page indictment from the special counsel, with Pence involved in some of the most vivid scenes.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports,
Arkansas Online,
3 Aug. 2023
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In these cases, dreams may become so vivid that people act them out.
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Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
9 July 2024
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Tucked away in Virginia’s Jefferson National Forest, the vivid blue-green pool is the reward for a two-mile hike (one-way), which includes at least a dozen stream and creek crossings.
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Erin Gifford,
Southern Living,
26 Oct. 2024
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Fortunately for Pickford, however, much of her odyssey was witnessed by Edward Barlow, the chief mate on the Sampson (another ship in the same fleet), who kept a vivid journal.
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Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
4 Nov. 2024
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