maroon

Example Sentences

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Sunday was about the blue and the green but ended up being more about those in maroon and claret and amber.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Locals played extras and dressed in Welch High School’s maroon and white for a 1970s-era football game at Vic Nystrom Stadium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

In his maroon robes, simple sandals and wide-rimmed spectacles, the Dalai Lama is an unlikely global celebrity.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

But this time, in the 1974 collision, Pusser flipped his maroon Corvette—a new purchase made with the Walking Tall money—and broke his neck in the process.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025

In the window, framed sepia photographs sat on a swathe of maroon velvet.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu