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
I admired the graceful gold-and-pink rose pattern on the translucent bone china and figured that some of the trappings of civilization weren’t so bad after all.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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