milk-white
Example Sentences
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Upstairs, near the relics of the Christian martyr Saint Sebastian, is the last work of 17th-century sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini – a wild-haired bust of Jesus in milk-white marble.
From National Geographic • Apr. 15, 2023
In the altarpiece panel depicting the nude Adam, moved to the MSK, you can see a dusting of individual black hairs on his milk-white thighs and calves, and even his toenails have been meticulously curved.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2020
The milk-white skin was dry to the touch, brownish and rough in places.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 12, 2016
The massive, milk-white blimps can be grounded by bad weather and, if deployed in combat zones, would be especially vulnerable to enemy attack.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2015
Imperial servants line both sides of the entrance, heads bowed, hands resting in front of them; their faces are angular with peach lips, rosy cheeks, brown eyes, and milk-white skin.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
