breen

[ breen ]

noun

1. a deep brownish green.

adjective

1. of a deep brownish green.

Word History and Origins

Origin of breen¹

Blend of brown and green

Example Sentences

Vocational assessor Elva Breen said that after the incident, Ms Hand found great difficulty in working in a customer-facing role and was struggling with significant anxiety and panic attacks.

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In the women's T38 long jump final Olivia Breen fractionally missed out on winning a bronze of her own.

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Breen’s best jump of 4.99m was enough to put her in third place but was beaten by Colombia’s Karen Tatiana Palomeque Moreno, who matched Breen’s best jump but beat Breen by having a better second best jump.

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But when Palomeque Moreno matched her with her fifth effort of six, it left Breen just one chance to overhaul the Colombian and move back into third - and, stretching for the extra centimetre, she no-jumped and missed out.

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Breen's best jump was 4.99 metres, level with bronze medal winner Karen Palomeque Moreno of Colombia.

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