How to Use opacity in a Sentence

opacity

noun

• Critics have noted the opacity of her writing style.
• For the rest of the trip the river had the color and opacity of pea soup.
  — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 19 Dec. 2023
• For the rest of the trip the river had the color and opacity of pea soup.
  — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2024
• The opacity of the palace means no outsiders can know for sure.
  — Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
• But the opacity of the process has led others to call it a shakedown.
  — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2018
• Because of the opacity of the supply chain, the risks are higher than any of us would like.
  — WSJ, 16 Oct. 2016
• Delta The opacity of the on-screen buttons can be modified in the menu.
  — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2024
• What is a timeless trend? Lipstick: the shades, the texture and the opacity will change.
  — Monica Corcoran Harel, Variety, 6 Mar. 2023
• But for some, the opacity surrounding the process is cause for alarm.
  — Tanya Goudsouzian, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
• The black box problem refers to the opacity of certain AI systems.
  — David Paffenholz, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
• The black box problem refers to the opacity of certain AI systems.
  — David Paffenholz, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
• The red flags, the opacity of it all, should shine a light on the dangerous swamp that is US election funding.
  — Frida Ghitis, CNN, 3 Feb. 2023
• 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
• Further: some linen clothing can be far too see-through—but the Eileen is just the right level of opacity.
  — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 19 June 2021
• Denier, which measures fabric weight, gauges the opacity of a pair of tights.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Nov. 2022
• With the zero percent opacity no one can see through it.
  — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 8 July 2019
• There is a whole new level of opacity in the budget numbers.
  — Jayati Ghosh, Quartz India, 2 Feb. 2020
• That opacity is a risk, along with the fact that the secondary market for middle-market CLOs is scant.
  — Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2019
• The problem is China’s extreme opacity, which in many ways grew worse in Xi’s watch.
  — William Pesek, Forbes, 28 June 2022
• And an X-ray of his chest was worrisome—there were diffuse ground-glass opacities in his lungs.
  — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
• Use a heavy hand for more opacity, and trace lightly for a blurry finish.
  — Annie Blackman, Allure, 26 Mar. 2025
• So far, there haven’t been any protests, not even from the economic old guard who most profit from opacity.
  — WIRED, 10 July 2023
• For all their opacity, Whistler’s street scenes are alive, peopled with crowds at a bazaar or peering in windows.
  — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
• Check to see whether reviewers have had issues with the opacity of a product before making your purchase.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
• Depending on opacity, apply one or two coats of a sheer black/black-glass color.
  — Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 27 Dec. 2025
• These lighter tones help soften its opacity while allowing its richness to shine through.
  — Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2025
• The niche tiles used by domino artists come in a rainbow of colors and various opacities.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
• And where that opacity and the risks that are embedded in that opacity are real challenges.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 Dec. 2025
• This year’s talks span sports, tech, the art markets, and the opacity of art prices.
  — Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025