alabaster

Example Sentences

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Limestone, marble and alabaster are among the most solid materials employed by artists, yet Deborah Reichmann sees them as endlessly mutable.

From Washington Post

Fortuño took a piece of alabaster for the vanity and illuminated it from behind to give it a warm glow.

From Washington Post

Ms. van Seenus — with her alabaster skin, haunting blue eyes and more shapely physique — conveyed a different sensibility.

From New York Times

First and foremost, this rocket’s demise is not going to disturb Earth’s alabaster orb.

From Scientific American

There are examples of plates of fruit made from jade and alabaster from the Qing dynasty in China.

From New York Times