Examples of brow in a Sentence
Jenny Berg, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2023
While soap brows have been trending since the pandemic, Spanish singer Rosalía just turned the volume (and her brows) all the way up for the Latin Grammy Awards.
—Glamour, 17 Nov. 2023
Hair is lashing my face and sweat is pouring off my brow.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Nov. 2023
Stone made a painting for Anastasia Soare (brow guru of Beverly Hills).
—Vulture, 11 Nov. 2023
The tri-colored handle is made from lacquered wood, and its soft bristles will make brow grooming a breeze.
—Bellamy Richardson, wsj.com, 8 Nov. 2023
Instead of plucking her brows into slim '90s arches, Chamberlain kept them full and lush, brushing them up slightly but skipping any dark pencil or pomade.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Nov. 2023
Meagan Good went for a treat rather than a trick, with orange cream shadow and pin-thin brows.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 31 Oct. 2023
Specifically, everything from bleached and pin-thin brows, to black lip liner and elegant updos made their way to the top of our feed– reminding us that playful beauty is never not in.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 10 Nov. 2023
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Word History
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English brū; akin to Old Norse brūn eyebrow, Greek ophrys, Sanskrit bhrū
Noun (2)
perhaps from Danish or Swedish bro bridge; akin to Old English brycg bridge
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Noun (2)
1867, in the meaning defined above
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“Brow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brow. Accessed 1 Dec. 2023.
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