olive

Example Sentences

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Cases under investigation include pastures declared on archaeological sites, olive trees in a military airport and banana plantations on Mount Olympus.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

All the plants are native, except for an olive tree he planted to remember the neighborhood’s past when olive groves filled the area before homes were built in the 1920s.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

I started reaching for recipes that lived in that pocket: lemony chicken soup instead of creamy; brothy beans slicked with olive oil and garlic instead of something finished with cream.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Altamaha bass, or Micropterus calliurus, also have golden scales but with olive edging and darker side markings.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Not the growing green of the trees all around, but a dull olive, a color death might wear when it claimed these trees.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker