complexion
Example Sentences
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"I definitely saw a difference in my skin complexion and felt like I needed to keep up with it, because if I stopped, I would revert back to my original skin complexion," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 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
“Again, this has not happened yet, but it’s a scenario we need to stay alert to, as a confirmed breakdown would clearly shift the market’s complexion in a meaningful way,” Cappelleri wrote.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 19, 2025
He was a beefy man with a ruddy complexion and boundless energy.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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