maroon
Example Sentences
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One by one, the maroon waves started washing towards the away end at Easter Road.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 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
Ketchup has to be maroon before I will refuse to eat it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
From various vantage points, a maroon SUV can be seen blocking a residential street in Minneapolis.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
Under him his legs wavered and he felt the room begin to turn dark maroon cast over with specks of green.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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