How to Use cobalt blue in a Sentence

cobalt blue

noun
  • In the city's case, it's gone from royal to cobalt blue.
    Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 28 June 2018
  • The sky over the city was cobalt blue, and the air felt strikingly clean.
    Heidi Blake, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The flowers can be cobalt blue to lavender, pink or white.
    Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2022
  • The star wore a cropped, cobalt blue rash guard with a matching cheeky bottom.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Her eyes were lined with what appeared to be a sparkly cobalt blue liner and a shade of white on the wing.
    Sara Miranda, Allure, 14 Dec. 2021
  • For the last year, she's been loyal to protective styles in black hues with hints of cobalt blue.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 17 Feb. 2022
  • But one thing won’t be changing: The packaging is in the same striking cobalt blue as the one used since 1982.
    Ingrid Abramovitch, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The plate itself has a cobalt blue ground with some gold sprigs (a little faint in the photograph).
    Tribune News Service, al, 13 May 2022
  • Kendall rocked a cobalt blue bikini bottom by the pool...with no bikini top in sight.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 25 May 2022
  • The pool tiles were tiny and square and cobalt blue, and the water was perfectly smooth, dense-looking like gelatin.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 5 May 2021
  • Among the small-sized black box braids are a few cobalt blue plaits and faux locs that add the right amount of color to this protective style.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 25 Oct. 2021
  • In this case, the jar's Bauhaus influence and signature shade of cobalt blue.
    Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Sep. 2021
  • There was a woman in a blue ball gown accompanied by a pack of demons in shades of cobalt blue.
    Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, 25 June 2018
  • Megan's nails were painted a cobalt blue, adding a pop of color to the neutral, earthy tones of the outfit and Fox's makeup.
    Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The keys are her eyes, cobalt blue and sometimes soft but more often bleak and determined.
    Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2018
  • LeBron, sitting on a cobalt blue bench with Ajani a few feet away, couldn’t stop laughing.
    Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2021
  • On blue-sky days, the contrast of the lake’s cobalt blue against the radiant white slopes is drop-dead beautiful.
    Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2021
  • Outside, the matte white sky and its halogen sun shifted to deep cobalt blue.
    Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
  • There was plenty of black, khaki and grey, before more pops of cobalt blue and red returned.
    Kristen Bateman, Teen Vogue, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Go for a run along the coastline towards Elounda and return for quick swim in the cobalt blue waters of Blue Palace’s beach.
    Hannah N Seligson, Town & Country, 25 July 2021
  • Tangy red embroidery hemmed the bodice and cobalt blue accentuated the train of the dress.
    Chelsea Avila, Allure, 7 Dec. 2022
  • As noted by @styleofirinashayk, the model opted for a cobalt blue Chrome Hearts mini dress with a zipper down the front.
    Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Brooklyn looked casual in a cobalt blue sweater, black trousers, black shoes, and a Brooklyn Nets hat.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The light fixture was designed by Olsen for Buzzell Studios and fits in with the navy blue, dark gray, and cobalt blue color story.
    Sienna Livermore, House Beautiful, 22 Aug. 2023
  • First, the pop star went cobalt blue as Mermaid Barbie for this summer's blockbuster hit.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2023
  • And for a dinner date earlier this month, Lawrence styled her staple piece with a cobalt blue maxi skirt and the same sandals.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 July 2022
  • The lake’s water clarity, which gives it the gleaming cobalt blue shine on windless days, often peaks in the fall.
    Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 18 Sep. 2019
  • There’s formal crystal or casual tumblers with a cobalt blue ring on the top (each less than $50 for a set of six).
    oregonlive, 30 Apr. 2020
  • For most, Grecian day dreams center on palettes of rich cobalt blues, bright whites, and sandy taupes.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 2 July 2018
  • With cobalt blue waters and the Sierra Nevada mountain range, Lake Tahoe is a stunner in the winter.
    Brittany Anas, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021

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