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Example sentences for: maroon

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Standard inexpensive clothes in stores--sweaters and skirts, let's say--came in dark blue, dark green, and maybe brown or maroon, the traditional colors of country sportswear favored by the Ivy League, and in tweedy mixtures or pale versions of the same.
The French peasants’ cry for freedom prompted another Maroon War on Jamaica, after which many Maroons were deported to Nova Scotia.
Three cotton prints to look out for, particularly in Rajasthan, are: bagru, consisting of geometric or fish, almond, and vine patterns in blue, brown, and maroon; sanganeri, block printed floral and paisley patterns; and bandhani, tie-dye, which results in decorative color.
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.
This agreement is at the root of Maroon self-government today.