How to Use olive drab in a Sentence

olive drab

noun
Definition of olive drabnext
  • The soldiers were dressed in olive drab.
  • It’s a full-sized folder with steel liners, olive drab G10 scales and even comes with a molle compatible sheath.
    — Matt Foster, Outdoor Life, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Soon after hearing the news, Marks went to an army surplus store in Key West and bought olive drab fatigues and paratrooper boots.
    — Longreads, Longreads, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The machined aluminum handles are lightweight and anodized olive drab.
    — Matt Foster, Outdoor Life, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Dozens of Chinese troops, dressed in black shorts and olive drab T-shirts, ran out in loose formation and picked up paving stones, rocks and other obstacles that had cluttered the street.
    — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Dozens of Chinese troops, dressed in black shorts and olive drab T-shirts, ran out in loose formation and picked up paving stones, rocks, and other obstacles that had cluttered the street.
    — Mike Ives, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2019
  • There are prosecutors in suits and ties and soldiers in olive drab camouflage and combat boots.
    — Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2019
  • En route to Sydney, Robbie arrived in the chic combination of a black overcoat, olive drab knit sweater, and a pair of perfectly worn-in Levi’s.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Mahindra has six basic colors — no surprise, desert tan and olive drab are most popular — but the plant has custom colors and wraps for a wide range of looks.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 31 Aug. 2019
  • The words were graffitied onto the back of an olive drab coat, with the crude lettering emphasizing the raw sentiment.
    — Washington Post, 15 June 2021
  • In 1980, fashion designer Oscar de la Renta came up with their iconic look: khaki shirts, olive drab pants.
    — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 13 Nov. 2020
  • Young waitresses in olive drab fatigues and military caps serve coffee and smoothies to tourists and locals.
    — Thomas Maresca, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2017
  • Cover, leaving cover slightly ajar to prevent broccoli from turning olive drab in color.
    — Alysha Witwicki, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2022
  • One of those florals (exploded and multiplied via computer) carried over to the accessible look, a button-front muslin shirtdress printed with the pattern and then overdyed olive drab.
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2021
  • The need for such aerial tank killers was learned the hard way during the Vietnam War when the only combat helicopters then available were little more than civilian models painted olive drab and fitted with a light-caliber machine gun.
    — Sheldon M. Gallager, Popular Mechanics, 25 Mar. 2021

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