Examples of “plum” in a Sentence

noun A soft, round stone fruit with smooth skin, ranging from red to deep purple.

• The jam is made from sweet, juicy plums picked in the orchard.
• He bit into the plum and juice ran down his chin.
• She packed a ripe plum in her lunch bag.

noun A deep purplish-red color, like that of the fruit.

• The curtains were a deep plum that matched the sofa.
• She wore a plum scarf with her gray coat.
• She painted the accent wall a rich plum.

adj Especially desirable or valuable, said of a job, role, or opportunity.

• She won a plum role in the school's biggest play.
• Everyone wanted the plum job in the main downtown office.
• He landed a plum assignment covering the World Cup.