Examples of war paint in a Sentence

a picture of a chief dressed in a headdress and war paint She piled on the war paint.

Recent Examples on the Web For a start, there’s something inherently fortifying about slicking on a coat of war paint. — April Long, Town & Country, 4 Dec. 2020 And the school has promised that no matter what, students will no longer be allowed to paint themselves red and put on war paint. — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Nov. 2020 The Super Bowl champion Chiefs had already prohibited fans from wearing headdresses or war paint amid a push for more cultural sensitivity. — CBS News, 11 Sep. 2020 And that has led to a tradition of white students dressing up as the Native mascot and others painting themselves red and putting on war paint to attend games. — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2020 Sorry, that won’t work either: Some Washington fans would see it as an invitation to continue dressing up as play Indians — more white guys in war paint. — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 9 July 2020 There was something ceremonious about drinking that SlimFast, like putting on war paint. — Ottessa Moshfegh, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020 One girl smears menstrual blood on her face like war paint; another fantasizes about giving birth, smashing her newborn’s head on the rocks and force-feeding the corpse to her rivals. — Amanda Hess, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2019 Bindis, feathered headpieces, dashikis, war paint: Coachella street style is mired in cultural appropriation. — Jessica Andrews, Teen Vogue, 13 Apr. 2018

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