How to Use opaque in a Sentence

opaque

adjective

• Alabama prisons are as dark and opaque as – well – dungeons.
  — John Archibald | [e-mail], al, 21 Oct. 2022
• This company is way too big, and its practices are too opaque to continue like this.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 15 Nov. 2022
• Some money was spent on new vehicles for officials and even more opaque projects.
  — Graham Dunbar, Chicago Tribune, 19 Nov. 2022
• Other testers noted that these tights were truly opaque on their legs, with a comfortable mid-weight feel.
  — Grace Wu, Good Housekeeping, 9 Nov. 2022
• But what drives physical attraction itself feels more opaque.
  — Chelsea Bieker, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024
• As for the social platforms themselves, regulations are even more opaque.
  — Michelle Konstantinovsky, Glamour, 11 Nov. 2022
• Webb's near-infrared camera shows that the columns are less opaque than the Hubble image would suggest.
  — Amanda Taylor, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2022
• Stir the egg white mixture constantly until sugar dissolves and the mixture becomes glossy and opaque.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2022
• Both pioneers of the avant-garde, Woolf’s prose can sometimes be as opaque as Glass’s cyclical compositions.
  — Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
• Critics of voluntary market carbon credits point to the fact that the market is unregulated and opaque.
  — Russell Nichols, Time, 25 Oct. 2022
• Warm, opaque, flattering fit, and extremely comfortable.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Nov. 2022
• Patients with medical backgrounds may be more likely than other people to notice these unusual charges, which can be hidden in long or opaque billing documents.
  — Rae Ellen Bichell, oregonlive, 17 Oct. 2022
• Rojek on Monday offered a slew of details about Crooks’ social media habits and his planning for the attack, even as his motive remained opaque.
  — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 29 July 2024
• Twitter’s legacy verification system — in which the company checked who really owned an account — was opaque and turned blue check marks into symbols of elitism in the eyes of some.
  — Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
• Gagosian is a strong — somewhat opaque and occasionally prickly — personality with clear opinions.
  — Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2022
• Over Siegfried & Roy’s next six decades together, the nature of their relationship was always purposefully opaque.
  — Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2022
• Tim O’Brien’s poetically opaque lyrics fester in a collection of pop-tinged punk tracks that sit on the alt-rock faultline—electric but primed to combust like an overheated loose wire.
  — Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 2 Aug. 2024
• When the timer goes off, check the eggs: the whites should be just set and opaque.
  — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 30 Oct. 2017
• If your shrimp are opaque and springy to the touch, they're done.
  — Jenny Rosenstratch, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
• For years, the workings of News Feed were rather opaque.
  — Nicholas Thompson, WIRED, 23 May 2018
• But step inside and lock the door, and the walls become opaque.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2020
• The fabric is opaque, and the shirt has no tags for a smooth finish.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
• As soon as the salmon begins to turn opaque, sprinkle in the wine.
  — Domenica Marchetti, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• But that wasn't even the most opaque thing Sanders said Wednesday.
  — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2018
• Work by sight and feel: at the very moment the shrimp are opaque and firm, they’re done.
  — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 17 July 2019
• At times, Zane has been opaque about his role with Parkpine.
  — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2020
• Turn fish and cook just until opaque all the way through, about 1 minute.
  — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 26 Mar. 2018
• Fry until the whites are opaque but the yolks are still soft, 2 to 3 minutes.
  — Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2020
• The shade itself is creamy, opaque, and just a little dusty.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2021
• The sheets will turn from yellowish to opaque and white.
  — Gabrielle Hamilton, House Beautiful, 26 Apr. 2012

Last Updated: 19 Sep 2024