How do you use the word "green" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "green": The cows were moving very slowly through the long green grass. The hill is always green.

Green Meaning

/ˈɡɹiːn/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe color of grass and leaves; a primary additive color midway between yellow and blue which is evoked by light between roughly 495–570 nm.

nounA member of a green party; an environmentalist.

Sentence Examples

The cows were moving very slowly through the long green grass.

The hill is always green.

The suspect has dark hair and green eyes.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

park common greenish

Antonyms:

ripe

CEFR Practice Quiz

The grass is usually ____ after a heavy rain.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The grass on the lawn turned a vibrant shade of ____ after the first heavy rainfall of the spring season.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *grōniz Proto-West Germanic *grōnī Old English grēne Middle English grene English green From Middle English grene, from Old English grēne, from Proto-West Germanic *grōnī, from Proto-Germanic *grōniz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”). More at grow. Doublet of Gruen. See also North Frisian green, West Frisian grien, Dutch groen, Low German grön, green, greun, German grün, Danish and Norwegian Nynorsk grøn, Swedish grön, Norwegian Bokmål grønn, Faroese grønur, Icelandic grænn. The sense of obscene, pornographic, or sexual in the Philippines is a semantic loan from Spanish verde. In other varieties of English, blue is the color instead associated with obscenity or pornography.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"In a period of increasing industrialization and the palette of grey, brown, and black that came to dominate the modern city, greens provided a refreshing contrast, seemingly bringing the outdoors in." — 2015, Alison Matthews David, Fashion Victims: The Damages of Dress Past and Present, →ISBN, page 81:

"Red No. 3, red No. 40, blue No. 2 and green No. 3 all have been linked with cancer or tumors in animals. Other sources say red No. 40 and yellow No. 5 and No. 6 contain or may be contaminated with known carcinogens." — 2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, in CNN:

"How have greens sought to map an ecologically and socially sustainable future for society?" — 2013, Joe Smith, What Do Greens Believe?, →ISBN, page 62:

"I gave him my putter earlier this year in Oklahoma City. He was having trouble on the greens and I said, ‘Here, try this.’ He did, and he’s been going great guns ever since." — 1964 June 16, Arnold Palmer, quotee, “All Eyes On Lema At U.S. Open This Week”, in The Indianapolis Star, volume 62, number 11, Indianapolis, Ind., page 22:

"There are eighteen holes but I dare any visitor to find more than, say, twelve fairways and seven or eight greens." — 2010, Dan Jenkins, Fairways and Greens, →ISBN, page 233:

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