cosmetic

Example Sentences

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Having bought the 12-acre property under the assumption that the main residence on the parcel would require some simple, cosmetic updates, the TV host found herself facing a much more mammoth task.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

She works 50-60 hours a week running a business decorating customers' teeth with cosmetic gems, while taking on reception shifts, bar work, festival jobs and selling clothes online.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Since 2002, when Botox was approved for cosmetic use, wrinkles have all but disappeared from our screens—and our personal social media feeds.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Instead, prosecutors said, “Mailyan billed and received payments for thousands of injections that were never provided or were provided only for cosmetic purposes.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

I have been trying to interpret them as genuine weekends, as if, after spending the weekdays on futile and largely cosmetic labor, I had decided to volunteer to do something useful for a change.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich