makeup
Example Sentences
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In the film’s short teaser, Cruise — donning an Ethan Hunt-esque hair and makeup transformation — moves balletically while carrying a shovel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
It is the corporate equivalent of applying a full face of makeup without doing the necessary skin-care prep beforehand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The panic has percolated enough that political consultant and data guru Paul Mitchell set up a model predicting the likely makeup of the top two.
From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026
The light on Mag is framed like a melodramatic diva’s spotlight, and the close-ups of Delano’s electric purple lip gloss and severe makeup heighten the sequence’s sense of surrealism.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
“It’s just makeup, Fred,” I said, my voice a little distorted from my chin being pressed up into the air.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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