olive-skinned
Example Sentences
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Tall, olive-skinned with electric green eyes, he was so handsome my cheeks were flushed when I walked through the front door of his shared Venice Beach home.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024
“This was quite a man — a powerful six-footer, olive-skinned, full-faced, with a straggly beard,” Mr. Matthews wrote.
From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2016
Recently, a handsome, olive-skinned man of about forty showed up in multiple clips.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 15, 2016
A purple parka hood and knitted red beanie frame a small, olive-skinned face.
From The Guardian • Mar. 4, 2016
As she stepped into the light flooding from the entrance hall, she was revealed to have a handsome, olive-skinned face; large, black, liquid-looking eyes; and a rather beaky nose.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
