How to Use kohl in a Sentence

kohl

noun

• His large eyes were lined with kohl, and his lips were painted a moist pink.
  — Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
• At least that was the story at Givenchy, where eyes were rimmed with soft kohl.
  — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2023
• Make your own gel liner by warming the tip of a kohl liner with a lighter.
  — Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 26 Sep. 2014
• Gone are the days of only planting kohl crops and using clear plastic to warm up our soils.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Dec. 2019
• Underneath her veil, Baher’s face was round, her tired eyes lined with kohl.
  — Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
• The word kohl derives from the Arabic word for this cosmetic, kuḥl.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
• The softness of a classic kohl or gel pencil enlarges the eyes more than liquid liners do.
  — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 June 2019
• Kohlrabi is a word borrowed from German that is a mash-up of kohl (cabbage) and rübe (turnip).
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
• In general, the later kohl crops are harvested, the more likely the slugs will share them with you.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
• Reach for a softer black kohl pencil rather than a skinny black liner and use your finger or shadow brush to blend it out.
  — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Sep. 2022
• The eye is the main focus with a taupe beige shadow to contour, some kohl eyeliner and a metallic shimmer.
  — Alex Kessler, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2023
• Using a gel liner to draw the wing, then black kohl to soften the edges, the look is just as severe as the hair, but still simple like the nails.
  — Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
• In the first still from the movie, Redmayne appears in a chic wavy bob, red lips, some kohl, and what appears to be a little boobage.
  — Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, 15 Sep. 2015
• The image shows a piercing hazel eye against a backdrop of snowy white feathers, the bird’s signature black marking swathed like kohl over its brow.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 16 July 2019
• Applying kohl is one of the most celebrated of these customs that will never cease to be used as the original smoky eye.
  — Jihane Hajby, Allure, 29 Oct. 2017
• Keep smears and flakes at bay with this waterproof kohl pencil, which comes in six dark hues including black, espresso, and indigo.
  — Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2023
• Her buttonlike eyes, made darker by extra heaps of kohl, belied an otherwise plump and forgiving face.
  — Abhijith Ravinutala, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019
• That powdered mineral was the main component of a cosmetic known as kohl, used as an eyeliner in ancient times.
  — National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2017
• The team leaned on the Polished Grunge collection, a duo featuring cream shadow sticks and kohl liners.
  — Tira Urquhart, Essence, 8 Sep. 2024
• The singer took a thick, arched rimming of black kohl to the extreme, fanning it out toward the brow in an angular sweep, as well as along the inner corners of the eye.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2018
• The eyeliner was also easy to smoke out with a small smudge brush, but not as mobile as the cream shadow, which ensured that the kohl liner would stay put throughout the night.
  — Lindsey Metrus, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
• Blame it on the surplus of cat-eyed models on the runway this season or the perennially cool effect of a dramatic rimming of kohl.
  — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2019
• Blame it on the surplus of cat-eyed models on the runway this season or the perennially cool effect of a dramatic rimming of kohl.
  — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2019
• Lettuces, kohl crops, determinate tomatoes are all good candidates.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 28 May 2020
• While the term is widely used, much of what is marketed as kohl bears little resemblance to its traditional counterpart.
  — Amelia Dhuga, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
• History The use of kohl has been reported in many ancient civilizations.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
• Her eyes were dark, with a permanent-mascara look that recalled for Janice the kohl eye makeup of ancient Egyptians.
  — Miles Marshall Lewis, The Root, 18 Mar. 2018
• Xerxes is depicted as an androgyne sybarite, his brooding eyes rimmed with kohl, his lips, nose, and ears all pierced with rings linked by delicate golden chains.
  — Myke Cole, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2019
• Public health authorities in several countries have issued warnings or bans on lead-containing kohl.
  — Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 Mar. 2026
• The Moroccan kohl powder used for enhancing their eyes created the most dramatic result.
  — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE.com, 14 May 2021