complexion
Example Sentences
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He immediately changed the complexion of the match, creating three attempts at the goal within five minutes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
The result is still the same but Bethell ensured England's tournament ends with an entirely different complexion than what could have been.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Trader Anwar Dahiru Abdulmalik, 25, arrived just at Yarmaishinkafi's office, is looking for a match two years younger, tall and fair in complexion from a middle-class background.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Matches come so quickly that the entire complexion of the title race can change in a matter of days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Tiered trays of rouge-sticks, complexion crème-cakes, skin-tone pots, and hair-color creams wink like diamonds beneath the light.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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