How to Use olive green in a Sentence

olive green

noun
  • Harry played along with the Irish theme, wearing an olive green tie.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 12 July 2018
  • If olive green and chocolate brown have become part of the sartorial color wheel, why can't pink?
    The Editors Of Gq, GQ, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Salemme shook his head as Flemmi walked into the courtroom, wearing an olive green jacket and tan shirt.
    Washington Post, 6 June 2018
  • The Queen, 92, wore a peach coat and hat alongside Philip, 97, who sported a suit paired with an olive green tie.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 25 June 2018
  • Meghan wore an olive green Ralph Lauren dress, which featured a boatneck (one of her go-to styles) and a matching hat by Stephen Jones.
    Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2018
  • In a way, the first collection from The Make gives off a team spirit sort of vibe, with a base color palette of olive green, white, and mustard yellow, as well as a hint of pinstripe.
    Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 13 June 2018
  • The photo shows Kim in nothing but a Yeezy olive green sports bra and underwear with a pair of Kanye's new Butter 350 sneakers.
    Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Aug. 2018
  • When Nas arrived shortly after, he and Kanye were escorted to the opposite side of the park in a giant olive green army truck, with fans marching behind the track in excitement.
    Nerisha Penrose, Billboard, 15 June 2018
  • In recent years, the color green has been very on trend: sage green, moss green, emerald green, mint green, avocado green, forest green, kelly green, chartreuse green, martini olive green, pistachio green, and so on.
    Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 19 July 2024
  • There was a lot of dark brown, olive green, and beige throughout the house.
    Nafeesah Allen, House Beautiful, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The wall-to-wall tasting room is painted in shades of olive green.
    Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Jan. 2022
  • The man in the foreground, filming, wears a jacket of olive green.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2022
  • The Doona is sold in six colors: red, gray, black, blue, olive green and bright green.
    Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2023
  • The beach shot shows the 41-year-old heir to the British throne clad in a navy blue hoodie, olive green shorts and a ball cap.
    Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 16 June 2024
  • McVey chose an olive green peak-lapel suit, worn over a black scoop-neck top.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2023
  • The Alo Yoga cargo pants come in black and dark olive green and cost $158.
    Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com, 22 Apr. 2022
  • The snails grow to up to 2 1/4 inches, and have a light brown to olive green shell, with six to seven whorls on them.
    Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The olive green hue compliments the neon shirt, making the whole look feel more low-key.
    Seventeen, 6 Sep. 2022
  • He was dressed in his usual olive green T-shirt when the cameras turned on.
    Time, 7 Dec. 2022
  • George matched his dad in a blue polo, olive green pants, and a blue jacket.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 May 2023
  • Cohen wore an olive green maxi dress that trailed to the ground with one shoulder and a thigh high slit.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 2 Oct. 2022
  • The dress was the perfect shade of olive green with braid detailing along the cuffs and waistband.
    Michelle Li, Teen Vogue, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Barack wears a pullover, and Michelle has on an olive green safari jacket.
    Vogue, 3 Oct. 2019
  • That person was a white man in his 30s who was wearing an olive green coat.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 4 Feb. 2022
  • This mascara comes in gray, navy, yellow, and olive green.
    Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 18 Oct. 2022
  • And with four colors to choose from, why not be bold with olive green or denim blue?
    Brittany Romano, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Snag the retro bottoms in sizes 0 through 30 in short, regular, and long lengths and cream or olive green.
    Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 15 June 2024
  • The key to looking autumnal chic lies in these pull-on olive green pants.
    Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 7 Dec. 2022
  • One snake has an olive green coloring with brick red spots and a few light blue scales.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Think: a deep burgundy, charcoal, and olive green palette and eye-catching cut-outs.
    Kendall Becker, refinery29.com, 7 Feb. 2024

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