olive drab
Example Sentences
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Others suggested Army Air Corps camouflage: dark olive drab, medium green, neutral gray.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
But the armed men with severe expressions who appeared in the doorway were wearing military uniforms different from the olive drab fatigues she had seen on Israeli soldiers.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2023
He was still in shock when his comrades hoisted him out of a pickup truck and handed him to Yurii’s medical crew and the waiting olive drab van-turned-ambulance several minutes later.
From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2022
Wearing the olive drab that has marked his transformation into a wartime leader, he looked visibly exhausted yet animated by a drive to persevere.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2022
The prevailing color of life in America is a dull, dark green called olive drab.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
