How to Use navy in a Sentence

navy

noun
  • The shirt comes in black, white, and navy.
  • A similar submarine is used by several foreign navies.
  • The sky — a cloudy azure during the day and navy at night — is inviting.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Jan. 2024
  • Xi has built a navy to rival that of the United States.
    Stephen R. Platt, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2023
  • The throw is available in dark green, beige, black, blue, brown, gray, navy, and red.
    Terri Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Choose from 25 colors like beige, navy, and black in sizes S to XL.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Shop the slippers in five colors like navy and black in sizes 5–12.
    Monica Bell, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2023
  • There wasn’t a Jewish navy to take my father to the shores of safety.
    Mike Wagenheim, Sun Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2022
  • China now has the world’s largest navy, with more than 350 ships and submarines.
    Ben Rhodes, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Choose from one of five rich velvets: green, rose, navy, black or gray.
    goodhousekeeping.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Soft gray throw pillows echo the cool tones in the quilt, while a deep navy throw at the end of the bed grounds the look with visual depth.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2024
  • Instead of opting for a white tip, go dark with a black or navy.
    Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 1 Sep. 2022
  • Choose the burgundy for all your fall events or go classic in navy or black.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2024
  • From the get-go, anyone could have told me that a tailored navy wool coat would be a smart choice.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2023
  • The one-size-fits-all piece has a hood and comes in four neutral colors: white, tan, gray, and navy.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
  • That one featured a large navy bow and is believed to be by milliner Stephen Jones.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 3 June 2022
  • China has both the world’s largest navy, in terms of sheer ship numbers, as well as the world’s largest coast guard.
    Brad Lendon, CNN, 8 July 2024
  • Teal and navy shirts hung upside down from the windows, their arms reaching for us.
    Lauren Depino, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Plus, the set comes in trendy colors like magenta, rose gold, navy, and black.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 18 Nov. 2023
  • The weighted blanket comes in three colors: gray, white and navy.
    Barbara Booth, NBC News, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Malek, for his part, wore a navy mock neck button-up, matching trousers, and a black coat with leather boots.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The navy tights have the ideal amount of compression and over 3300 five-star reviews.
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The president made no mention of Jones’s time in the Russian navy.
    Craig Whitlock, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
  • More than 30 Ukrainian cadets, who were over 18, were sent to a navy base at the Russian port of Novorossiysk for training.
    Carlotta Gall, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Wear it with whites and florals in the summer; transition to navy in the cooler months.
    Daisy Melamed Sanders, ELLE, 13 July 2023
  • The black multi-set comes with three colors — gray, navy, and black — which are available in one size.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The attire of weekend grilling, or mini-golf: A navy polo and gray slacks.
    Josh Condon, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Choose between 13 colors like black, navy, teal, and pink.
    Nicol Natale, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
  • The set of five pants comes in two color options, including a black, navy, burgundy, plum, and teal pair in one set and a black, gray, navy, olive, and burgundy pair in the other set.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Coming in at under $60, the sheet set is available in more than 20 colors, including charcoal, dusty rose, silver, navy, white, and lilac.
    Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024

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