How to Use highlighter in a Sentence

highlighter

noun
  • The signs for the highlighter-bright takeover have been here for quite some time.
    Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Think of it as a highlighter brush and blush brush in one.
    Holly Carter, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The System with taps of her new Lunar Nude highlighter on the high points of the face.
    Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2021
  • My skin looks more like skin, and less like skin with highlighter on it.
    Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 23 Sep. 2023
  • Mindy, in a dress the color of a highlighter, knows better.
    Jessica Goldstein, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2021
  • Pro tip: Use it for highlighter down the bridge of your nose and on your cupid's bow.
    Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 11 June 2024
  • This creamy highlighter lends a light-reflective twinkle to the corners of the eyes, the bow of the lips, and tops of the cheeks.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The highlighter system is the best method that has been arrived at so far.
    Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2019
  • At the end of the every run, Stephenson grabbed a yellow highlighter and marked the streets on his map.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 4 June 2020
  • Yellow-highlighter moments aside, the movie sticks to its guns and draws us in.
    Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Next comes the middle hue, the blush, and finally the lightest on top, the highlighter.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Glossy Skin is Always in A good highlighter can take you places.
    Emy Rodriguez Flores, Redbook, 9 Dec. 2019
  • This works best for shaped pen and brush tools, such as thicker pens and highlighters.
    Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 31 May 2024
  • With a range of eight shades, this blush and highlighter combo will make your skin glow in no time.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The glittery lip gloss is long-lasting and not too sticky, while the highlighter makes skin glow.
    Rich Scherr, Parents, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Of course, there's the business of selecting the right highlighter.
    Lara Adekola, Allure, 8 June 2022
  • Star-power shine sounds like the name of a Fenty highlighter.
    Alex Zaragoza, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2023
  • This product is a 3-in-1 gem that serves as a primer, highlighter, and booster all in one.
    Rebecca Martinson, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2024
  • But what's nice about the highlighter is that truly looks like a shimmer.
    Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 May 2023
  • Lastly, the highlighter, Cream Glow in Ravishing, was applied to the high points of the face.
    Akili King, Essence, 11 Sep. 2023
  • It can be worn as a highlighter or all over the face—with or without makeup.
    Jennifer Ford, Essence, 28 Nov. 2019
  • My cheeks and highlighter come from my fave lip bar product.
    Chelsea Hall, Marie Claire, 1 Oct. 2020
  • That's right, the same $40 highlighter is responsible for some of the most glowing skin in the game.
    Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2020
  • The Heat Spell duo comes with a bronzer and a highlighter that can be mixed to achieve a palette of colours to match a range of skin tones.
    Angela Lei, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021
  • In the age where glass skin rules supreme, a great liquid highlighter is a must-have in any makeup kit.
    Allure, 16 May 2022
  • There’s no purpose to be served for her by putting a yellow highlighter on that.
    George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
  • Gone are the days of the fan brush, instead fluffy angled brushes make a great highlighter brush .
    Rachel Dube, SELF, 22 Feb. 2022
  • The dress came with a matching highlighter green puffer hooded shawl.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 July 2023
  • Pair cut crease glittery gold eyes with a matching two-tone lip and a ton of highlighter.
    Michella Oré, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Lightweight and simple to use, the keychain comes in bright colors like neon green, electric blue and highlighter pink, making the tool easy to spot in a purse or backpack.
    Catherine Garcia, theweek, 23 Sep. 2024

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