Example sentences for: ochre

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

  • There are also words representative of other areas of Aboriginal life, such as boylya cleverman or wise elder, gnamma waterhole, kylie boomerang, miamia dwelling, monaych , originally the name of a cockatoo and by transference a police officer, nyoongar Aboriginal person, wagyl , the mythical rainbow serpent, wilgie , a red ochre used to paint the body on ceremonial occasions, and wongi , a word for an Aboriginal person, originally used around Kalgoorlie.

  • The eastern end of the beach is a beautiful cove, hemmed in by cliffs and ochre rocks.

  • Here, oxidization has turned the rocks bright mauve, ochre, green, vermilion, turquoise, and purple.

  • The tilled soil, a startling ochre color, makes a colorful backdrop for orange and lemon groves.

  • Lions sculpted in relief stride along the street’s blue-and- ochre tiled walls towards the Ishtar Gate.


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