How to Use gunmetal in a Sentence

gunmetal

noun
  • The Carousel pendant’s ring of gunmetal or brass cylinders is tipped with opal glass diffusers.
    Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2019
  • In the music video for the song, metallic gunmetal and asphalt pigments were blended all over his lids.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 15 Mar. 2019
  • Each of its three colorways like gunmetal and sand are on-trend and practical.
    Marissa Miller, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The Hellcat’s Brembo brake calipers can now be painted black, orange, and gunmetal, too.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 2 Nov. 2017
  • The silver shadow fades into a deep gunmetal in the crease, opening up her eyes, as does her black liner and long lashes.
    Rachel Jacoby Zoldan, Teen Vogue, 22 May 2017
  • The stainless steel Charge 2 can be paired with one of four band colors: black, plum, blue and teal (the special editions in gunmetal and rose gold come at a higher price tag of $180).
    Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, 11 May 2017
  • There were gunmetal smoky eyes, purple lips, and glittery green shadows.
    Shalwah Evans, Essence, 23 Sep. 2019
  • His arms were wrapped around it and its small occupant, the child cradled in a padded nest formed out of a bright, multicolored blanket, a stark contrast with the drab, greasy gunmetal of the flight deck.
    Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 19 May 2022
  • Pick a stunning gunmetal like this Lights Lacquer shade for a fun spin on your traditional black polish.
    Vanessa Paredes, Redbook, 16 Dec. 2019
  • The trio shimmered in metallic frocks of gunmetal, silver, and pink, respectively.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2018
  • Think body-hugging tank dresses available in tonal hues (marble, ochre, almond, cocoa, gunmetal, and onyx) and an on-trend bubble-gum pink shade called taffy.
    Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 28 July 2022
  • Singer Rita Ora stepped out in a faux-fur jacket with a graphic winged gaze, subtly adding a hint of gunmetal hued glitter to accent her shimmering frock.
    Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2017
  • It's less jarring than a plain white eyeshadow and more exciting and versatile than a simple gunmetal.
    Michelle Li, Teen Vogue, 6 June 2019
  • With the lobby six flights up, arriving in the small and discreet street entrance — painted a steely gunmetal and hung with 19th-century portraits — feels like stepping into a private club.
    Andrew Ferren, New York Times, 10 June 2016
  • Consisting of 8 cream-meets-powder eye shadows, expect a high-pigment formula that offers a shiny and creamy texture, in hues that range from candy pink to peach and subdued gunmetal.
    Felicity Carter, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
  • There are three frame-and-lens combo options, including gunmetal with green lenses, gold with brown gradient lenses, and matte black with green lenses.
    Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2022
  • According to Shape, Lopez owns these Beyond Yoga leggings in three different shades, including black gunmetal, sandstone gold speckle, and blush rose gold.
    Braelyn Wood, Health.com, 16 Oct. 2019
  • The vast estuaries where abstraction and representation blend, where art-star status and starving-artist street cred commingle, meld and cohere in the show's etudes on charcoal hues, obsidian, tar, gunmetal, fog and silver.
    Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 7 Jan. 2018
  • The Snowtown Murders, his pitiless debut, depicted the murders committed by notorious serial killer John Bunting with a nightmarish inexorability, heightened by an overcast color palette that could be described as gunmetal.
    Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020

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