olive drab
Example Sentences
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The olive drab color is a welcome switch from the standard-issue blues.
From New York Times
He is standing next to an F-4 Phantom, helmet under his arm, grinning widely in his olive drab National Guard flight suit.
From New York Times
The Yanks, men from the 140th Infantry Regiment, are clad in olive drab uniforms, with packs, canteens and entrenching shovels.
From Washington Post
You don’t need to understand the prayers to grasp that men with sidecurls in olive drab and with rifles at their feet are, as Mr. Lieberman assures voters, “the worst nightmare” of the Haredi rabbis.
From New York Times
He pointed to his arm and lifted his olive drab T-shirt to show his scars, including a thick pink line along his abdomen.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
