How To Use Khaki In A Sentence

The threatened uniform typically consists of a khaki military tunic with trousers, though in Scottish regiments the trousers are usually tartan or replaced by a kilt.
He was wearing khakis and a shirt with tiny flowers on it, and his blond hair was freshly washed and flopped over one eye. LOOKING FOR ANDREW MCCARTHY
We had khaki overalls but when we finished our shift, we were covered from head to toe in white dust.
For a colour injection, try blue, khaki and brown. Times, Sunday Times
When apparel maker Betabrand created a pair of khaki pants whose back-pocket linings and hems could be exposed to reveal reflective fabric, it expected the pants to be a short-term novelty item. Beyond Spandex: Chic Styles for Cyclists Take Off

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She stood for a moment in her flat sandals, khaki shorts, a long-sleeved white silk shirt and a pair of very black wraparound sunglasses. BLOOD IS DIRT
Avondale is focusing on six dye ranges with colors including khakis, grays, browns, burgundies and greens.
He looked rumpled, in an unironed plaid shirt and khakis that suddenly appeared too short, bits of his dark socks visible between hem and shoe. Ann Packer's 'Molten': Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature
White, metallics and other washed out colours, (such as grey and khaki) dominated the collection.
He wore his usual khaki shorts and a checkered red shirt while in the car.
Your new cardigan can be worn over a T-shirt with jeans, corduroy pants or khakis.
My creaseless Gap khakis and limp white shirt developed an inferiority complex. A Kettle of Vultures
Use grey-blues, taupes, khakis, subtle grey-browns, smokey subtle grey-purples.
Mitch looked pretty good with his hair gelled up, and a black button up shirt, and a pair of cut off khaki shorts.
Her first encounter excuse the pun , friendly encounter with Mumbai Police began from Mr Shatrughan Sinhas house , that she visits with me , she will salute and shake hands with his security the khaki force including the plainclothesmen sitting below. Archive 2009-10-01
The boys looked smart in their uniforms of white shorts, khaki trousers and red sashes.
Dressed in traditional khaki and carrying old Boer republic flags, the crowd listened as Terre'Blanche called on the "volk ANC Daily News Briefing
Khaki clad, bloused boots, burnooses obscuring their features, bearded men with necks wrapped in shemaghs in the green-black pattern so beloved by many. Dead Zero
One neighbour saw Moat returning to the house on Thursday afternoon dressed in khaki trousers and a khaki vest. Times, Sunday Times
He was wearing a yellow golf shirt, tucked into khaki chino shorts with a call phone clipped to his belt - the Republican uniform.
The bedroom walls were distempered a dark, shiny green, the curtains were green with spots on and the bedspread an uninspiring khaki.
His preppie ensemble khakis, blue shirt and a blue and purple tie harks back to his school days at elite St. Albans in Washington. The Big Easy's School Revolution
German supplier Lucia has three popular colourways of pale blue and navy; pink and beige; and khaki and mustard.
He was much more at home in rumpled khakis or a wet suit and in the aquarium with the dolphins.
I wear khakis or black pants and pastel-colored long sleeve blouses.
Branson never wears a suit and tie; he prefers old jeans or khakis with sports shirts.
He wore a dark bluejacket, striped tie and khaki slacks with his fraternity pin on his jacket lapel. Twilight’s Child
I was a little puzzled by the rice paddies that seem to be planted in the Forest of Arden, but I loved the trees, and I loved the 1930oid costuming -- except for Rosalind's polo shirt and khakis and little porkpie hat, which made her look like a baby Ellen DeGeneres. As You Like It at BAM
Lunchtime brings out young-ish men in khakis and button-down shirts who avoid the homeless sleeping on benches.
The boys looked smart in their uniforms of white shorts, khaki trousers and red sashes.
Other bands competing are Bedlam, local funksters Khaki Marquee and the all-female trio Proem - a surprise addition to this year's final in that the band plays emotive and eerie music, a world away from that of the other bands.
And the label's range is growing - having recently added cords and mini-skirts to the line in a palette that ranges from dazzling fucshia and apple to earthy khaki and grey.
It's definitely acceptable to wear loafers without socks when wearing khakis.
Shops and hotels have a lot of visible security: mustachioed men in interchangeable police-like khaki uniforms, their cloth-patch badges with a standard-issue space for the firm’s name above the word ‘security’. Bombs, slums, and brightly-coloured balloons « Squares of Wheat
He's wearing khaki shorts and a khaki waistcoat, and has some big brown binoculars around his neck. Times, Sunday Times
He was carefully not displaying his cigarette holder and wore a floppy khaki drill jacket and baggy trousers of the same material.
He jammed his fist into his baggy khaki pants, aware of the strange chemistry that floated in the air.
She is dressed in a khaki shirt, utilitarian jeans and boots. Times, Sunday Times
Looking down I saw hunters dressed in khaki. The Sun
Alexa gave her half of the coppers and one silver and stored the pouch into the lower side pocket of her khakis.
They're considered a tad dressier than khakis or jeans, but remember that they are not formal in any way.
Considerable conversion work was involved and the complete exterior was painted in Khaki Green on which were superimposed Geneva red crosses.
‘Nothing, mom, she just wants to come over’ I clumped back upstairs and changed into a teal sweater and khaki bell-bottoms.
They walked into town wearing khaki uniforms, each had a bold colour patch on his back to identify his status.
The second cocky khaki Kicky-Sack sock plucker I sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.
Guards in black boots and camo and khaki patrolled the area with M - 16 machine guns.
He was wearing his khaki slacks and white long-sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled to his elbows.
Two pairs of black policemen in starched khaki uniforms were there to discourage the pickpockets if possible, arrest them if necessary.
The girl wore khaki culottes and a loose, sleeveless blouse of green gingham.
Today's applicant to the elite colleges enters a game in which the opportunity for committing a faux pas is just as great as it was fifty years ago, only now the faux pas is on the order of joining the Junior Statesmen of America rather than of sporting ill-fitting khakis. Confessions of a Prep School College Counselor
Tommy Franks is the epitome of the Peter Principle in khaki. Think Progress » Bush: Rumsfeld doing a heckuva job.
On one of these pleasant outposts was the college camp; and half a dozen pretty girl graduates, in "middies" and khaki skirts, came down to meet Killykinick
Khaki, Air Force Blue or Navy Blue, all were replaced with grey or brown chalk stripe, along with blue pork pie hat.
The one with chestnut hair wore khaki slacks and a black trench coat, while the other, an Asian man, was dressed in all black.
On each side of me was a figure in khaki.
Khaki, beige, tan, black, navy, and gray pants are the best options as these can be worn with pastel and neutral colors.
The village is separated from the school compound by a barrier manned by an askari in old khaki. WHITE LIES
While waiting for the lav, I struck up a conversation with Miss Navy and Mauve and Mr. Green and Khaki.
All the Valley guys put suits on to impress the wonks, and all the wonks would put khakis and knit shirts on to fit in with the Valley.
In this context, "Khakis" have become popular as business casual pants/trousers, and includes other cuts and fabric types (such as chinos). I get email... Reader Tim challenges me with "Khaki" - dfi
The Subarus tires whined along the asphalt, a stray gray thread in the khaki weavesage and hardpan, cheatgrass and bitterbrush. Burned
He had a black woolly hat and wore a khaki jacket with red scarf and gloves.
Alexa slowly traded her T-shirt and khaki pants for shorts and a loose shirt.
Middleshire in one of those charming "Olga" trench coats (khaki face-cloth lined self-coloured satin and with big, lovely, gilt-and-enamelled buttons), high brown boots, and one of those saucy little Belgian caps with Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 11, 1917
The assailants, dressed in khaki pants and armed with AK-47 assault rifles, grenades and suicide vests, parked a gray Dodge sport-utility vehicle near the rear of the church. Survivors describe deadly attack on Baghdad church
These shirts come in three different colours: white, pale blue and khaki.
I pulled out my formal wardrobe that I almost never wore, and after two hours of agonizing decided on formfitting gray khaki pants, and a deep blue-green turtleneck sweater which turned my eyes that color to match.
He wore patched khaki shorts and sandals, glasses on his nose. THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War
She had changed from her khaki uniform to a more casual blue slacks, white pullover sweater and blue shoes, pearl earrings and a pearl necklace.
Hannah yanked a pair of khaki capris from under the dog that had made a bed in one the many piles of clothes.
The period saw the transition of British Army uniform from red wool serge coats to khaki cotton, and gaiters were replaced by puttees.
He took in her appearance: a black tank top with a pair of khaki shorts smeared with grass stains.
With the oncoming of beautiful weather, he clothed himself in his khaki, American Eagle shorts that showed his bronzed calf muscles exquisitely.
We chose to pair our suit jacket with khaki slacks in a lightweight wool twill.
He wore patched khaki shorts and sandals, glasses on his nose. THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War
She showed no sign of caring that her slim boyish legs, encased in her elder brothers khaki shorts, were being scratched by the thorns of the roses that she skedaddled past.
Contrast is not an issue between dark charcoal overcoats and khakis (traditional tan-colored), provided your shirt is a lighter color than your pants.
His preppie ensemble khakis, blue shirt and a blue and purple tie harks back to his school days at elite St. Albans in Washington. The Big Easy's School Revolution
His was in drab khaki, like that supplied to the military.
Frank had a perfect bubble-butt and massive thigh muscles clearly outlined in his khaki pants.
You can dress it up with khakis and a dress shirt, or just toss it over some jeans and a hoodie.
From the back, he looked normal enough with a polo shirt, khakis, and a wedding ring.
Nearly everyone around the world knew the man in khaki with the keffiyeh headdress. Outlook India
The killers were dressed in saffron scarves and khaki shorts, the uniform of the RSS, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Organization of National Volunteers) — the umbrella group of the Hindu nationalist movement — and came armed with swords and gas cylinders, as well as electoral registers and computer printouts of addresses. India’s New Face
His cunning intelligence chief was General Tai Li, a short and stocky man always dressed in a khaki coat buttoned tightly at the collar, whose teeth were laced with gold bridgework that he exposed during the rare times he smiled. Wild Bill Donovan
He wore shades, a leather jacket, khaki dockers, with tan loafers.
Smartly turned out in khaki uniform, the women kept pace with their male counterparts.
Color gray, green and khaki - gray.
Lexi tugged on her, somewhat clingy, khaki skirt, as she walked towards the shiny baby blue Mustang.
The period saw the transition of British Army uniform from red wool serge coats to khaki cotton, and gaiters were replaced by puttees.
He was hooked nonetheless, and the cloth was abandoned for khaki.
You can get away with wearing your sneakers with almost any type of trouser - track pants, khakis, drawstring pants, jeans, or cords.
On each side of me was a figure in khaki.
But the combination, at one particular point, of sizzling striplights, medieval religious chants and khaki-clad first world war tommies produced a feeling of sensory and aural overload. King Lear – review
Much to the amusement of the car driver, the man in khaki fished out a couple of hundred rupee notes towards compensation.
Smartly turned out in khaki uniform, the women kept pace with their male counterparts.
He wore a loose cotton blouson buttoned at the waist over a blue tee-shirt and faded khaki slacks.
Curriculum and uniform remain firmly those of the English public school of the 1930's, with khaki drill and the works of John Buchan still very much de rigueur.
With his khaki camouflage and ID card pinned to his trousers he was indistinguishable, without closer inspection, from any soldier in the complex.
McCluskey is dressed in her usual eccentric and contrasting layers: a khaki combat jacket over a floaty, Hare Krishna-orange top and candy-striped pedal pushers.
All the wood was blond and all the colours were khaki. Times, Sunday Times
He had shining blue eyes and was wearing something I definitely liked: Cargo khaki pants, a white tank with a Hawaiian shirt.
How does she feel about wearing the famous khaki jumpsuit? Times, Sunday Times
At first I didn't like it but when you see all the kids waiting for the bus in khaki's and polo shirts it's pretty impressive. Putting the Wolf on Trial
He wore khaki shorts and a red short sleeve polo shirt.
The crowd, solemn and tense, represented a heterogeneous cross-section of the Jewish population of the Yishuv: kibbutz members in sandals and khaki, socialist intellectuals in suits and wire-rimmed glasses, South African immigrants in their traditional garb, religious Zionists, clean-shaven and in skullcaps, and even ultra-Orthodox rabbis, bearded and behatted. 21 « May « 2008 « Niqnaq
He was casually dressed in a blue sweater over a dress shirt and khakis.
If you're that worried about soiling your khakis - really, heaven forbid you should soil your precious khakis - wear Depends under your Dockers.
He slid the handgun into the waistband of his khaki pants and he turned and walked once more across the room to an elevator.
Think of them as a casual mainstay rather than something you wear to garden parties, and buy in navy and khaki. Times, Sunday Times
They always used to issue us with khaki overalls and leather gloves.
There on the beds lay five complete riding suits: divided skirts of khaki, "middy" blouses of a cooler material, and soft Panama hats, each wound with a blue scarf and finished with a smart bow. Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party
This one, which was bestrode by a pale young man in khaki, had a bulging excrescence on one side. HE SHALL THUNDER IN THE SKY
Instead of the usual grim-faced republican flag-bearers in black berets, khaki jumpers and dark glasses there was a genteel parade of men in green blazers and fawn slacks.
A guy in khaki shorts was carrying a video camera.
The police and paramilitary forces arrived and the club field swarmed with khaki-clad security personnel and curious onlookers.
Men in khaki did not complain about the scorching sun or the mirthful crowd.
Men in khaki did not complain about the scorching sun or the mirthful crowd.
Good enough for me, I dearly hope that this school doesn't end up to be a prissy school in which everyone wears khakis and blouses all the time.
Football's biggest game may have glamorous trappings, what with the Madonna hootenanny, the khakis-casual corporate breakfast buffets and the titillating chance of a Joe Theismann sighting, but it can be a bleak curse on the team living in the host city. No Fans Were Left Out in the Cold
Troop the colours in khaki and red. Times, Sunday Times
Nick Penry reached up for the old khaki kitbag that had been stowed away on top of the wardrobe. THE WHITE DOVE
I pulled out my formal wardrobe that I almost never wore, and after two hours of agonizing decided on formfitting gray khaki pants, and a deep blue-green turtleneck sweater which turned my eyes that color to match.
For a while, in those early days, Bolton seemed like a garrison town, the streets full of men in khaki.
His sheets were a dark blue, tie-dye, and his sham was khaki with pockets.
It was love at first sight for me, a thick, almost one-coater cream taupe with, yes, khaki and mushroomy undertones. Archive 2009-04-01
A middle-aged man in a long, khaki jellaba walked in and his mouth dropped open. Times, Sunday Times
Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones.
She was wearing knee-length khaki shorts with a light blue sleeveless shirt.
I have only blue shirts and khaki trousers, three or four of each. Times, Sunday Times
The period saw the transition of British Army uniform from red wool serge coats to khaki cotton, and gaiters were replaced by puttees.
And the native turned out to have a luncheon basket on his head so my heart rose, and by and bye a big fellow in khaki stravaiged out of the shades -- a jovial, burly Britisher called "Boots," -- told me he was hunting up the other fellows, and that they had got home late last night -- this about half an hour after time fixed -- so much for Indian punctuality hereaway! From Edinburgh to India & Burmah
The rotten, rain-soaked khaki tears easily when two men are yerking at your collar.
All khaki-like with green and brown "chocolate chips," yum! Pen-Elayne on the Web
I had put on my simple blue bikini and covered the bottoms with a pair of short khaki shorts.
Clad in immaculate khaki shorts and blouse, with equally immaculate pith helmet, Sarah was the taller, the older, still trim, almost thin, late fifties. Bienvenidos a San Blas, a short story
I usually wear khakis and a sport shirt to gun shows, and I blend in pretty well.
In a quick decision, she chose a pair of khaki cargo shorts and a plain black t-shirt.
He was garbed in a laced-up green tunic, gauntlets, spats, and khaki pants with large stitches up the front and back seams.
I don't recall what he wore, but his typical attire consisted of cords or khakis, a button-down shirt and blazer or sweater.
He was dressed casually, wearing khaki cargo pants, a dark blue tee shirt with a single breast pocket, and brown hiking boots.
Some ladies however prefer to go neutral in warm beige, sand and khaki combinations.
Slightly apart stand a line of khaki-clad men, ancients with grizzled beards and yellow, rheumy eyes, dressed in tattered uniforms and battered solar topis.
Wearing khaki jacket and trousers, the paunchy, frizzy-haired leader strode confidently behind Kim, his deportment suggesting he was as comfortable in front of the cameras as his guest was.
Two men rose from among the audience, one young, in a khaki suit with short trousers, the other older, with a white shirt.
In the British army, khaki uniforms exist in a variety of shades and cloth, pale khaki drill for wear in hot climates and dark khaki barathea for the service dress of Guards officers being two examples.
I suppose it was the camouflage aspect that put me off the khaki jacket. Times, Sunday Times
The temperament of men in khaki differs dramatically from state to state.
The jacket is manufactured from wool and has khaki cloth patches on the elbows.
I would go with two pairs of tan khakis, you want to have an extra pair in case you spill something on one of them.
I put on a pair of khaki pants, a blue button-down Polo oxford, and even a tie.
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These shirts come in three different colours: white, pale blue and khaki.
For when men get their blood boiling it is irrelevant to the mind whether it be in pinstripes or khakis or white collars.
So I've been walking around in stolen khakis?
He prefers wearing khakis and sweaters to wearing pinstripes and suspenders.
In this environment, sketching is unnecessary, and fashion-besotted kids in Kankakee get a closer view of the sculptural seaming on Narciso Rodriguez’s rigorously tailored, cropped khaki wool-twill jacket than do Suzy Menkes and Claire Danes in the front row. Fashion in Dark Times
He wore a pair of cuffed khakis.
At 41 years old, Mr. Refn has a schoolboyish air, neatly dressed in a white shirt, khakis and black glasses. Refn Revs Into High Gear With 'Drive'
She basically always wore an ankle length khaki skirt and a pale green sweater that always accentuated her hazel eyes.
Generally, either they show up overdressed, wearing a conservative suit and tie in earth tones, or if they choose to pay attention to my request, they wear an expensive polo shirt and nicely pressed khakis.
The thick fillet, sprawled on a banana leaf like a centrefold, was served sprinkled with the odd caper, like little khaki army helmets camouflaged under a limp coriander net.
The essential hues of the collection are blue, black, khaki, camel, barley and white.
He lent that soft hand to khakis, which felt silky, and to salt-and-pepper tweed jackets, which, with their surprising softness, felt like light cardigans. Mixed Media: Resort Wear from Denim to Floral
Think of sage, moss green or khaki, forest green and seaweed. Times, Sunday Times
He was wearing a tight-fitting black shirt and khaki pants.
I will be wearing my usual Avocet touring shoes, khaki touring shorts extra short, ragg wool socks, Primal "Pink Floyd" jersey and disheveled, Cytomax-encrusted beard. Gender Issues: Sealing Victory With A Kiss
The man in the blue shirt and khaki shorts has a look of bemusement on his face. Times, Sunday Times
She pulled out a pair of khaki shorts and a old summer camp T-shirt over her head.
Stay away from wearing your khaki chinos during the winter months; you're better off with wool or flannel pants.
He was slight with sandy blond hair, wearing a pale blue shirt and khaki slacks.
But to this scale of experimental blues, other colours must be added: the poppy-red of the Spahis 'tunics, and various other less familiar colours – grey, and a certain greenish khaki – the use of which is due to the fact that the cloth supply has given out and that all available materials are employed. Fighting France
His legs donned somewhat baggy khaki pants and a light blue button down shirt that belled out at his wrists.
His schlumpy attire, including floppy hats and baggy khakis, is pretty nondescript, but we did notice an interesting insignia on a puffy vest he was sporting.
When I came downstairs, she was already dressed in her khaki jodhpurs, crisp white high collared blouse and her riding boots. Dr. Jane Aronson: Abyssinian Princess on Horseback: Inspiration for all Orphans
Dressing utility does not mean cotton drill in shades of khaki, thanks to the innovation of our favourite denim lines and designers.
The show will have Harsha giving up his natty suits for cool denims and khakis while trailing some of the biggest names in sports.
At least he tells us he does in various campaign ads and in carefully-staged photo-ops that picture him in khaki and plaid walking around our parks.
We went up to my room, and I changed into a polo shirt and khakis.
He hopped the small white fence and jogged over to us, fishing a pair of keys out of his khaki pants.
We think its best looks for summer are its lightweight semi-formal coats in pink slubbed cotton or a khaki safari style - a good basis for dressing up or down.
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Colours range from neutral creams and beige to khaki, navy, grey and black.
He wore a jersey over loose fitting khakis and had a pair of glasses on his nose.
But his eyes were still bright, and his threadbare old khaki police uniform shirt still bore his many medals.
Dressed in khaki trousers, blue T-shirt, trainers, his hair longish, with wolfish grey streaks, he has the slightly matt affectlessness of the off-duty comedian, speaking in mild sentences from which extreme judgments have been carefully excised. Ben Stiller: 'I never talk to my shrink about comedy'
When choosing smart or business casual bottoms, women should wear khakis or black dress pants, knee-length skirts, or pant suits. Again, jeans are definitely not an option.
I felt terribly underdressed, in only a sweater and khaki's; I wished she had told me this was going to be formal dining.
The jacket is manufactured from wool and has khaki cloth patches on the elbows.
All that's needed is a canvas khaki green belt, or even a jacket with patch pockets and very defined shoulders.
Khakis have become synonymous with effortless style suitable for leisure trips and business casual wear.
The young man, wearing a tweed jacket, pink shirt, green baseball cap, khaki trousers, tan trainers and a glaikit expression, seemed to think his loud exhortations were very clever indeed.
I was in knickerbockers and khaki shirt; Mifflin in greasy gray flannels and subfusc Norfolk. Shandygaff
There are some women who think motherhood is an excuse to wear a tattered, stained, wrinkled, baggy T-shirt with schlumpy pleated khakis and a pair of sneakers that look like you need to head for the hills if they ever took them off in your presence.
Casual day payoff You will blast more calories during the day wearing comfy clothes like jeans or khakis, sport shirts and soft-soled shoes than donning constricting suits, skirts and heels. Why?
Nick Penry reached up for the old khaki kitbag that had been stowed away on top of the wardrobe. THE WHITE DOVE
Korshev looked at film close-ups and, with a colorist's eye for khakis and ochres, painted a soldier who has lost an eye but stares unblinkingly at the viewer.
His all-time favourite was a little World War One khaki cloth package containing picture postcards.
Most people treat denim or khaki as black and team other colours with it, some more bravely than others.
I'd been up since six, cleaning and fussing indecisively over my wardrobe, and I'd eventually settled on a warm brown sweater and khaki pants.

How To Use Khaki In A Sentence

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