How to Use opacity in a Sentence

opacity

noun

• Critics have noted the opacity of her writing style.
• The opacity of the palace means no outsiders can know for sure.
  — Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
• This year’s talks span sports, tech, the art markets, and the opacity of art prices.
  — Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
• For the rest of the trip the river had the color and opacity of pea soup.
  — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
• For the rest of the trip the river had the color and opacity of pea soup.
  — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
• But the opacity of the process has led others to call it a shakedown.
  — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2018
• The trouble for investors is that this opacity may not last much longer.
  — Charley Grant, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2018
• One coat does the trick with these polishes, but two gives you even more opacity.
  — Christa Joanna Lee, SELF, 30 June 2017
• But for some, the opacity surrounding the process is cause for alarm.
  — Tanya Goudsouzian, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
• Use a heavy hand for more opacity, and trace lightly for a blurry finish.
  — Annie Blackman, Allure, 26 Mar. 2025
• Because of the opacity of the supply chain, the risks are higher than any of us would like.
  — WSJ, 16 Oct. 2016
• The level of opacity will affect how much sunlight will be blocked.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
• The level of opacity will affect how much sunlight will be blocked.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
• The Globes’ new podcast award comes with an opacity that echoes the old Globes.
  — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025
• Denier, which measures fabric weight, gauges the opacity of a pair of tights.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Nov. 2022
• When testing for opacity, these received top marks with no light shining through when stretched out.
  — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023
• When testing for opacity, these received top marks with no light shining through when stretched out.
  — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 26 June 2023
• So far, there haven’t been any protests, not even from the economic old guard who most profit from opacity.
  — WIRED, 10 July 2023
• There is a second aspect to opacity.
  — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
• The film had the beauty of a travelogue and the opacity of a parable.
  — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
• Who would be behind her in any eventual bid is a matter of great opacity.
  — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
• The first step in your outfit planning is to decide on the opacity of your tights themselves.
  — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2025
• But as systems scale and stakes rise, opacity can create a different kind of risk.
  — Marc Serota, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
• Delta The opacity of the on-screen buttons can be modified in the menu.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2024
• Depending on opacity, apply one or two coats of a sheer black/black-glass color.
  — Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2025
• Only the shadows cast by objects will appear, so opacity, size, and shape are key.
  — Kim Hutchison, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2022
• In times like these, the company’s opacity has taken on an extra cost.
  — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 1 May 2019
• That opacity comes from centuries of rules and processes.
  — Matt Wing, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
• These lighter tones help soften its opacity while allowing its richness to shine through.
  — Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
• And an X-ray of his chest was worrisome—there were diffuse ground-glass opacities in his lungs.
  — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025