ochre
Example Sentences
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He listened impassively to the reparations order, dressed in an ochre robe and a traditional white scarf.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
These exchanges appear to have encouraged cultural growth, more complex social behavior, and innovations such as formal burials and the symbolic use of ochre for decoration.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Since then, engraved ochre, beads and abstract marks from South African sites such as Blombos Cave, some 70,000–100,000 years old, have shown that symbolic behaviour was already established in Africa long before.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Throughout his career, Lowry favored mostly five colors: ochre, blue, black, white and red.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
He tipped some red ochre onto his palm, and spat on it.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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