Examples of opalescent in a Sentence
once given away as a cheap prize at carnivals, this opalescent glass is now highly prized by collectors
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Wingard just wants to tint one monster hot pink, another one gold and another the opalescent shimmer of a 12-year-old’s first bottle of nail polish.
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Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
First, there are the Super Shock Highlighters ($10 each), a duo-chrome powder formula that can be used on the cheekbones and lids, in two shades: the icy, white Vampire Skin (of course) and the opalescent lavender Meadow.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 10 Jan. 2024
At the oyster bar that Bella and Duncan visit, there was also a huge oyster shell that was meant to reflect all of these lovely opalescent fish and all of this possibility.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2023
An enticing band of opalescent sky offered the relief of a horizon after hours of rain and snow.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Both colors come in a shiny, opalescent faux leather finish that will up the glamour without sacrificing comfort.
—Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
The Big Bang Set, in particular, includes Past Life (a bright lapis lazuli blue ), Brutal Honesty (a malachite green emerald green like Fox’s engagement ring), and Deep Breath, which is an opalescent top coat that gives your nails a shattered glass effect.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 13 Dec. 2022
And in the final work, all becomes amorphous and opalescent instead of crystalline and distilled.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
The result is an an opalescent line of tables, lamps, chairs, and vases that take up the atrium level of Nilufar Depot.
—Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 22 Apr. 2023
Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
First, there are the Super Shock Highlighters ($10 each), a duo-chrome powder formula that can be used on the cheekbones and lids, in two shades: the icy, white Vampire Skin (of course) and the opalescent lavender Meadow.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 10 Jan. 2024
At the oyster bar that Bella and Duncan visit, there was also a huge oyster shell that was meant to reflect all of these lovely opalescent fish and all of this possibility.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Dec. 2023
An enticing band of opalescent sky offered the relief of a horizon after hours of rain and snow.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Both colors come in a shiny, opalescent faux leather finish that will up the glamour without sacrificing comfort.
—Nikita Charuza, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
The Big Bang Set, in particular, includes Past Life (a bright lapis lazuli blue ), Brutal Honesty (a malachite green emerald green like Fox’s engagement ring), and Deep Breath, which is an opalescent top coat that gives your nails a shattered glass effect.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 13 Dec. 2022
And in the final work, all becomes amorphous and opalescent instead of crystalline and distilled.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
The result is an an opalescent line of tables, lamps, chairs, and vases that take up the atrium level of Nilufar Depot.
—Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 22 Apr. 2023
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opalescent
adjective
opal·es·cent
ˌō-pə-ˈles-ᵊnt 
: reflecting an iridescent light
saliva is a viscous opalescent fluid
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