greasepaint

Example Sentences

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Mr. Cameron calls his motion-capture tech “digital makeup,” but it’s such heavy greasepaint that it’s hard to guess who’s under it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

And perhaps we should have realised these movie moguls' commitment would not wear off with the greasepaint.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2023

You know the wonderful old lovey actors, slightly predatory thespians, who did long, long warmups and taught me how to use greasepaint — which we were still using in 1983.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2020

First seen weaving through a row of empty chairs, booming out the names of Welsh towns he visited on his healing tours, he exudes the stale aroma of an old-time vaudevillian’s greasepaint.

From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2020

The owner’s name was written on the lid in greasepaint.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros