a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"
Used in a Sentence
maroon
How to use maroon in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for maroon.
Editorial note
Looks nothing like maroon on my 2011 13" MBP.
Examples9
Definitions6
Parts of speech3
Quick take
a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of maroon gathered in one view.
a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
an exploding firework used as a warning signal
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for maroon.
noun
a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"
noun
a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color
noun
an exploding firework used as a warning signal
verb
leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"
See also: strand
verb
leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"
adjective
of dark brownish to purplish red
See also: brownish-red
Example sentences
Looks nothing like maroon on my 2011 13" MBP.
The maroon is a bit too purplish for my taste, maroon is supposed to be dark red, not purple.
I think the logo could be improved and the pink / maroon color and gold / brown text colors could be adjusted.
Also, no word on whether disks are fungible... if I send you my autographed maroon 5 boxset, will I get the same boxset back?
Yeah, you covered it, but you glanced over it very cursorily while matt maroon addresses the issue much more in depth and in a much clearer way.
You can't confuse acetylene or nitrogen, old or new style; acetylene uses maroon for the whole bottle, nitrogen uses black for the shoulder only.
It just screams, "Our allies aren't cooperating with us because we've been abusing them, so we'll just maroon the poor bastard until they cave cos they don't want to deal with him either.
> One of our business coaches, a successful entrepreneur himself, suggested that the programming can be done with little problemsHe's sort of a maroon.
This same concept goes for those horrendously ugly, cookie-cutter, inline sales pages plastered with maroon Comic Sans headlines that have highlighter-yellow backgrounds.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use maroon in a sentence?
Looks nothing like maroon on my 2011 13" MBP.
What does maroon mean?
a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"
What part of speech is maroon?
maroon is commonly used as noun, verb, adjective.