translucent

Example Sentences

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Sauté them together until the pancetta renders and lightly crisps, the onions turning translucent and sweet at the edges.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

Under strong light, however, they become translucent with a grayish green hue.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

“This very rare geologic feature of translucent petroleum has been filtered by nature,” the sign read.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Her husband usually gets up early, meaning she’s often awakened by light escaping out of a door that is translucent or transparent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

He could see the translucent cone with its dark mauve tip heading toward him.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz