red, white and blue
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.81 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The flag of the Netherlands.
Example Sentences
- "Forget not the boys of Kilmichael, those brave lads so gallant and true. Who fought 'neath the green flag of Erin, and conquered the red, white and blue."
- "Thy banners make tyranny tremble, When borne by the red, white and blue."
- "The Fourteenth of July was declared the national holiday and a new flag, the tricolor, the red, white, and blue, was adopted in place of the old white banner of the Bourbons, studded with the fleur-de-lis."
- "Many houses now were showing flags, and the red, white and blue was a jubilation in the morning sun."
- "2013, Catherine Merridale, Red Fortress, Penguin, page 228:"
- "Lit in the national colours of red, blue and white."
Usage
Inflected Forms
more red, white and blue (comparative)
most red, white and blue (superlative)