olive green

noun

: a greenish olive

Examples of olive green in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Five Star Weekend actress added a black jacket, white socks trimmed with green stripes, and a pair of olive green slip-on clogs. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026

Get the matching shams to complete the look, or mix-match it with a variety of earthy fall hues in your bedroom like warm terracotta, olive green, and light wheat. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026

Botanical prints on olive green bases brought a tropic vibe to camo, while lush leafy prints created a painterly effect to tops. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026

The woman’s body, painted in blazing magenta, is wrapped around a man rendered in sickly olive green, her head disappearing into his chest. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for olive green

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