How to Use tangerine in a Sentence

tangerine

noun
Definition of tangerinenext
  • Jerkovic goes back and forth to tend his crop of tangerines.
    — Dara Doyle, Bloomberg.com, 30 Sep. 2017
  • In a man's early life, the prostate is the size of a walnut or small tangerine.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2024
  • The pitch-black night sky lit up in fiery hues of crimson and tangerine.
    — Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
  • The fusion of purple and tangerine gives the products a one-of-a-kind feel.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2021
  • Cut tangerines in half and squeeze juice by hand (to preserve the shape of the peels) to make about 2/3 cup; discard seeds.
    — Elaine Johnson, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Both the lime and tangerine are fresh-tasting across its wheat base.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 19 May 2020
  • The sun was a wide crescent, like a segment of tangerine.
    — Annie Dillard, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2015
  • Hints of tangerine make this a great choice for anyone who loves fruity or tart beers.
    — Ac Shilton, Outside Online, 7 Mar. 2020
  • With tip of a spoon, scrape out pulp and white pith from inside of tangerine peels and discard.
    — Elaine Johnson, Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Chaeyoung's fresh tangerine look had to be the most prominent of the bunch.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 21 June 2018
  • Inside the compact is a swirl of a peachy tangerine shade mixed with specks of gold and vanilla pearl, sort of like the ice cream.
    — Shannon Barbour, The Cut, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The spicy hops had aromas of pine, orange, tangerine and lemon.
    — Todd Haefer, The (appleton, USA TODAY, 7 May 2017
  • There, Carrara stone floors meet black base boards, and a bench and mirror above, trimmed in a splashy shade of tangerine.
    — Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson, ELLE Decor, 23 Mar. 2018
  • Might there be mischief in the kiwi, danger in the tangerine?
    — Ligaya Mishan Melody Melamed, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022
  • This tangerine top handle clutch is a stylish way to store accessories, and — the best part!
    — Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
  • The palate opens with a burst of fruit—tangerine, cherry and stone fruit—balanced with savory herbs.
    — Sara L. Schneider, Robb Report, 13 May 2022
  • This fly utilizes peachy yarn, and Szur likes to use a tangerine-and-peach mix of color, with a milky white vail over the edge and a blood dot in the middle.
    — Andrew Pegman, Field & Stream, 2 Sep. 2020
  • The couple look so in love in red carpet pics, with Holmes' mega-watt smile matching the bright tone of her tangerine-hued gown.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 May 2022
  • Hosts Tara Miller and Matt Sloan revealed all the goods — from strawberry and jalapeño crisps to tangerine cream bars.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 27 June 2023
  • One photo shows a black bruise the size of a pear on her left bicep; another a round bruise the size of a tangerine on the back of her left thigh.
    — Ann Givens, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2021
  • And a lone tangerine tree in the front yard also is yellowing.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 2 Sep. 2017
  • In Sintra, the tangerine-and-yellow Pena Palace is perched atop a hill.
    — Leora Arnowitz, USA TODAY, 13 June 2019
  • Ribbons of pink, tangerine and butter unrolled across the horizon, their light painting the dunes the palest of pinks.
    — Dallas News, 28 Jan. 2020
  • These glossy rubber rain boots come in a bunch of joyful colors like hot pink and tangerine for a burst of cheer on a gloomy day.
    — Popular Science, 14 Jan. 2020
  • For the ladies who want to add a bougie touch to their closet, this dress has a clever addition in a large pleat of tangerine and white fabric.
    — Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • This one is flush with strawberry and orchard fruit, some tangerine and herbal lift to it.
    — Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
  • This fragrance leans towards lemon and tangerine notes with more of a sage and patchouli masculine scent as the day goes on.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Gone are the shards that would litter the ground as children scrambled for the tangerines, pieces of sugar cane and candy that poured out.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
  • This serum is packed with vitamin C that’s extracted from green tangerines, working to give the skin a radiant glow that is refreshing and stunning.
    — Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Fabric scraps, the netting from bags that may have once held tangerines—all this stuff Jackson synthesized into a whole that owes nothing to Rauschenberg’s assemblages or to the Arte Povera movement but grew out of the art of making do.
    — Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024

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