makeup

Example Sentences

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The oil giant paid the smaller company $320 million over a decade to tinker with the genetic makeup of algae to try to distill enough oil to make the venture technically viable.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said "almost all" of the Isle of Man was suitable for the project, with the island holding the right climate and geographical makeup "in droves".

From BBC

The night her mother took a Kleenex and forcibly tried to wipe the makeup off her face, Sharon flounced from the house and into her boyfriend’s truck.

From Literature

I’m nothing like those cheerleader girls that guys like him go for, with their perfect hair and makeup, shoes that match their shirts.

From Literature

Los Angeles serves as an extension of home for Jalisciences, who have had considerable influence on the makeup of the city’s culinary and cultural landscape.

From Los Angeles Times