How to Use camel in a Sentence

camel

noun
  • The camel does not win the sprint.
    — Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Think black, navy, camel, gray, or ecru.
    — Antonio Fuentes, Glamour, 10 Mar. 2026
  • That was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2026
  • That was the straw that broke the camel’s back.
    — Holly Carter, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This could be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Fall is all about rich earth tones like browns and camel.
    — Samantha Brash, InStyle, 28 Jan. 2026
  • This is the camel, not the unicorn.
    — Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • That there was this one male camel in our herd who wouldn’t leave me alone.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2021
  • People love to talk about the straw that broke the camel’s back.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
  • This might just be the final straw that breaks the camel’s back.
    — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2023
  • To survive life in the desert, a camel needs both sweat and fur.
    — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Nov. 2020
  • At this point, there's sometimes a straw that breaks the camel's back.
    — Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
  • Why does Kirk's killing feel like the straw that broke the camel's back?
    — Mark Kassen, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Once camel trains set off from here with slaves, pilgrims, salt and gold.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • For many, this week's gaffe was also the straw that broke the camel's back.
    — Jeva Lange, TheWeek, 10 June 2020
  • When adding color look for warmer tones like camel, taupe, blush, and olive.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The display is topped with a replica of a camel.
    — Penny E Schwartz, Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Over time, at some point there’s going to be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.
    — Jay Jones, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2019
  • This year’s palette was deep burgundy and shades of brown and camel.
    — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2023
  • During the walking nights, the carousel and camel rides will be open.
    — Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Sardines dry in the sun, fodder for the camels that pad through the street.
    — The Economist, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Watch the Cedar Point camels run through the park in the videos linked above.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 12 June 2024
  • The most recent baby, in my mind, is the straw that broke the camel’s back.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The tonal look—in cozy shades of brown and camel—was easy and put-together.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2021
  • Cape Verde is camel logic on a football pitch.
    — Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • In the end, Nasir exchanged his camel for her ashes.
    — Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
  • That was the straw that broke the camel's back for the Austrians.
    — Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, 16 May 2018
  • Most victims have to walk for days or get a camel ride to Tawila.
    — Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Lazarow's argument is that the camel is not the poor cousin of the unicorn.
    — Sylvana Quader Sinha, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Chastain paired her look with a luxe camel coat and accessories.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 May 2026

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