Something drew across the violet-tinged stars a short bright line that quickly faded. From Wordnik.com. [The Creature from Cleveland Depths] Reference
With the descent of darkness, the place came alive with the violet-tinged N-ray illumination from large glass globes. From Wordnik.com. [Asimov's Science Fiction]
As he expected, Yum Yum sat in a compact bundle with legs tucked out of sight, a reproachful expression in her violet-tinged blue eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Cat Who Moved A Mountain]
Wrapping round her the rich folds of her violet-tinged mantle, she leaves her couch before the break of day, and herself yokes her two horses, Lampetus and Phaethon, to her glorious chariot. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome] Reference
A sing-song chant came wafting up the stairs for a moment, muffled and almost inhuman in its tone, and then a violet-tinged light filled the stairway, sharply delineating the steps with its odd luminescence. From Wordnik.com. [Night Arrant]
Then all around and beyond the coloured fringe there is the light of the pearly inner corona; beyond that are pearly and violet-tinged rays curling away in both directions from the poles, whilst outside all are the long, pearly, and violet-tinted streamers which assume the shape of a large many-pointed star; and even these do not seem at rest. From Wordnik.com. [To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story] Reference
Reefs are home to parrotfish that pluck algae with curved beaks and violet-tinged lobsters that scavenge dead animals from the ocean floor. From Wordnik.com. [Penn State Live] Reference
Their bottling from the 10-acre Kivelstadt parcel on Bennett Valley Road mixes a subtle side - the violet-tinged nose of white pepper, deep blackberry and mace - with a big knot of tannin and deep plummy fruit. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
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