ochre
Example Sentences
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One striking feature of the cave is the widespread use of mineral pigments, especially ochre.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Vine, having been knocked down, used a team-mate's bike to claim the overall winner's ochre jersey by one minute three seconds for UAE Team Emirates-XRG.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
The crash happened within 3km of the end of the stage which meant Vine did not lose any time and kept his leader's ochre jersey .
From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026
Throughout his career, Lowry favored mostly five colors: ochre, blue, black, white and red.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
I drove us home in Baba’s old, ochre yellow Buick Century.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Vocabulary lists containing ochre
