ochre
Example Sentences
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The population of elkhorn coral, for example, another Caribbean species, with large, ochre branches growing six feet tall, has declined 97% over the past four decades, according to the U.S.
From Seattle Times
This gold and ochre sea of sand would seem infinite to any living creature wandering its vastness.
From Scientific American
It would include "rough cut natural Scottish stone" and steel of an ochre colour to "pick up on the colours of the landscape".
From BBC
Tourists and passersby navigated roadblocks and snapped photos of sections of the clay ochre wall that had cracked, spilling fragments and dust onto the sidewalk and street.
From Washington Times
As far back as ancient Egypt, humans used ochre to tint their lips and cheeks.
From National Geographic
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
