chocolate-brown

• “She still has her ballerina-thin figure and still paints cherry-red streaks through her chocolate-brown hair; the contrast is as stark as her customers 'paintings, which line the store's entrance hall and make shoppers feel smug about their own art.”

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• “From the outside, the building that houses Mr. Van Gelder's studio looks like any chocolate-brown suburban home—except there are no windows.”

  The Wall Street Journal: New Jersey Jazz Revolution

• “Dressed in chic, jewel-tone costumes with contrasting chocolate-brown accents by Mark Zappone, Mr. Wheeldon's dancers seemed eager to meet his challenges.”

  The Wall Street Journal: With Little to Cheer Besides Balanchine

• “These finds have not provided all the answers—scholars still don't know why, as we see on two upturned bowls, many potters covered the base of vessels with chocolate-brown pigment.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Vietnamese Vessels for the Heart and Soul

• “Add to this list a pair of chocolate-brown, stretch cords and a pair of the same in black—great for dress-down Fridays, smart weekends and school meetings.”

  The Wall Street Journal: The Building Blocks of a Smart Wardrobe

• “The black lacquer coffee table is covered with a piece of chocolate-brown burlap.”

  The Huffington Post: Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Girl Fumi Fell For

• “To dedicate a lifeboat in Wales, Kate wore a knee-length beige coat with chocolate-brown detailing on the pockets, cuffs and back.”

  The Washington Post: Keeping up with Kate's fashion

• “It had four legs and a chocolate-brown body; it was a centaur.”

  Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » The Chozen’s Review Forum

• “It has been raining in that area for weeks, but the added rain from Emily brought the chocolate-brown L'Estere River to the edge of its bans.”

  USA Today: Storm threat weakens in Haiti, Dominican Republic

• “The rivers of the Artibonite, where rural Haitians drink, bathe and wash their clothes, are flowing through a valley ringed by chocolate-brown mountains, and cholera is again raging in the region.”

  USA Today: Cholera surges in Haiti's Central Plateau

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