olive-green
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of olive-green
First recorded in 1750–60
Example Sentences
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Aware of the growing discontentment, President Miguel Diaz-Canel appeared on state TV wearing the traditional olive-green fatigues of the Cuban revolution.
From BBC
He matched the image in the book to a photograph on his computer hard drive of an olive-green gem fragment that he had previously been offered for sale by a British dealer called Malcolm Hay.
From BBC
Sometimes he sleeps above them in a tiny olive-green trailer in the woods.
From New York Times
A man standing next to the open tailgate of his hatchback pulled on a crumpled olive-green army shirt.
From BBC
Parent activists — including several wearing olive-green “Mom Army” T-shirts — made their way through lawmakers’ offices Monday to oppose a slate of bills.
From Los Angeles Times
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