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kelly

[kel-ee] / ˈkɛl i /


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The Eagles will wear their throwback kelly green jerseys for the second time this season.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 24, 2023

Watering adjustments It is not uncommon for my kitchen sink or bathtub to be filled to the brim with a clash of sage, chartreuse and kelly green leaves.

From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2022

With the A’s wearing kelly green jerseys for a rare road game, he allowed three runs, struck out seven and walked one.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 18, 2021

Site-specific performances quietly unfold in various corners: a young woman in a kelly green dress performs jerky, mime-like movements in the bar, pressing her palms against the translucent  glass walls and playing peekaboo with passersby.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2016

Forest and pine and kelly and grass, all flowing together like a green ocean.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

For catching "kellies" or "killies," bait the trap with crushed clams or salt-water mussels and for fresh water shiners use mincemeat or bread crumbs and do not spill any bait outside of the trap.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.




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