How to Use vivid in a Sentence

vivid

adjective
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  • 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.
  • The blue-grey clouds made the green and gold fall colors of the vines all the more vivid.
    — Scott Bay, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2022
  • What’s your most vivid memory from the making of the film?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Scroll through, read some of the brand's vivid descriptions of their scents, and pick one that speaks to you.
    — Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Limiting the vivid hue to one half of the wall prevents it from overwhelming the room.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • What is your most vivid memory as the Rockets’ coach that night?
    — Dallas News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Choose from neutrals like white, gray, and tan, or opt for more vivid solids like mint green and lavender.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Jerseys with the names and numbers of players smaller and less vivid?
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Her scenes are alive and vivid, not just showing us the book’s world but drawing us into it.
    — Sarah Schutte, National Review, 21 Jan. 2024
  • When asked to repeat it a day later, the memory was less vivid.
    — Eleanor Morgan, refinery29.com, 13 July 2023
  • The answer came Tuesday in the 45-page indictment from the special counsel, with Pence involved in some of the most vivid scenes.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 3 Aug. 2023
  • All of which Villeneuve has brought to vivid, sand-in-your-teeth, hydration-hoarding life.
    — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The hallways of the Colosseum were painted in vivid hues, including red, light blue, green, and black.
    — Melissa Locker, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Mark has vivid memories of stepping off the school bus and finding his mother passed out in the middle of the hallway.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2024
  • This playful and vivid color has the potential to brighten up any space and make a statement.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The emotion is raw, the stories are vivid, and the language glistens with vigor and clarity.
    — Sara Lipton, The New York Review of Books, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Sure enough, the flat iron steak tastes mostly of juicy beef and cilantro, from the accompanying vivid mojo verde.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Zeman coined the term in 2015 after meeting a man who had once had vivid recall but lost it after heart surgery.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • This simple but vivid manicure only added to the entire look.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The vivid green is picked up elsewhere via artwork, accessories and textiles.
    — Kim Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
  • Yet, no amount of soap washed away the vivid memory of getting raped during my study abroad in Argentina.
    — Lizeth Gutierrez, refinery29.com, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Fedir, who was one of seven children, has vivid memories of the day Germans nearly wiped out the village.
    — Sergii Mukaieliants, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Ukrainian refugees streaming over the border in the tens of thousands were a vivid reminder of the physical proximity of the war.
    — Monika Pronczuk, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
  • After all, the later seasons are the most recent ones and, perhaps, most vivid in our memories.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The color of the light ranges from vivid green to deep magenta, depending on the elements involved and the speed of the initial collision.
    — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2023
  • What’s a vivid memory from writing or recording that album or the title track?
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 7 Nov. 2022

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