emerald green
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- emerald-green adjective
Etymology
Origin of emerald green
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
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Port Executive Director Gene Seroka proposed raising the bridge earlier this year amid existing plans from the California Department of Transportation to re-deck the emerald green overpass connecting San Pedro to Terminal Island and Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times
ABHA, Saudi Arabia — From the air, Abha’s mountains emerge as a shock of emerald green rising from a sea of sand.
From Los Angeles Times
There were lots of big trees all around the family farm and the region, where during the summer everything turned emerald green.
From Literature
Goldblum, who plays the Wizard in the films, got behind an emerald green piano and said, “I’m the luckiest guy on Earth,” when Erivo agreed to let him accompany her.
From Los Angeles Times
Morning mist swirled around the emerald green hills through which we’d hiked the previous day.
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