Words similar to maroon

Example sentences for: maroon

How can you use “maroon” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The French peasants’ cry for freedom prompted another Maroon War on Jamaica, after which many Maroons were deported to Nova Scotia.
Chatfield, Columbine's traditional rival, welcomed their guests with banners and signs including, "We Are One," featuring Columbine's colors, blue and white, and Chatfield's colors, maroon and white, entwined in a heart.
Wearing a brown jacket and maroon tie, Gore was more aggressive than Bradley, taking questions from the audience 20 minutes before the cameras rolled and charging that Bradley's health-care plan would eat the entire $1 trillion (over 10 years) surplus.
Or luxuriate in the "Bohemian Baroque": "terracotta, gold, salmon, and maroon chenille tapestry that is reminiscent of an earlier century" (I wonder if she knows which one).
Dressed in his maroon robes and beatific smile, the Dalai Lama--the Ocean of Wisdom, the Protector of the Land of Snows, the White Lotus--symbolizes all that's right with the East and wrong with the West.