gloss

Example Sentences

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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

Shivam Dube added gloss with late-order hitting and Axar Patel starred in the field.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

Her usual talking point is Stila’s Stay All Day Liquid in Beso red gloss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

But wing Gael Drean's debut try after Italy winger Louis Lynagh had been yellow-carded, and another from Emilien Gailleton put the gloss on France's victory and kept them on course for the Grand Slam.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

“Come here, Morg,” she said, and she ran the lip gloss over Morgan’s lips.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie