How to Use ivory in a Sentence

ivory

noun

• Tone down the ultra bright hue with neutrals in camel, grey, or ivory.
  — Sara Holzman, Marie Claire, 20 July 2021
• Consider light neutrals including ivory, taupe, and blush tones like peach, tan, or pink.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2021
• Her brown skin reflects the light instead of Hepburn’s ivory complexion.
  — Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2021
• Elephants were poached for their ivory, which was used to buy weapons, and almost all the other large animals were butchered to feed the soldiers.
  — Dan Tham, CNN, 10 Aug. 2021
• Wearing white, cream, or ivory to a wedding, however, remains strictly off limits.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2024
• Earl falsified documents and lied to buyers about the ivory’s source, according to the plea agreement.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2021
• Matching shams are sold separately, but the light green and ivory design work well with sheet sets in a variety of neutral colors.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2021
• In between those looks, Wu crafted designs that felt equally artful, in neutral hues of ivory or black, as well as pale rose and terra cotta.
  — Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
• The ivory trader, R. said, was the reason the elephants had disappeared from this place, which made coffee planting possible.
  — New York Times, 11 Aug. 2021
• Eve, in flowing ivory, turns down a kind-of-reformed Adam's offer to give her away, having embraced her identity as an independent woman.
  — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2021
• Sites on the Spanish side of the Straits of Gibraltar have long yielded finds of ivory and ostrich eggs that suggested a connection to Africa.
  — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
• Millions of long, hefty tusks from the now extinct giants are buried in the Arctic and Siberian earth today, still so intact that they are sought after as sources of commercial ivory.
  — Esther Megbel, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2021
• Stewart, in character, appearing to be weeping into the skirt of an enormous ivory gown — echoes of Diana's famously ornate wedding gown.
  — Hanna Flanagan, PEOPLE.com, 3 Sep. 2021
• Through initiatives like these, students learn from practitioners and public intellectuals who reflect public opinion more broadly, not just the niche views of our most elite ivory towers.
  — Gabriel Scheinmann, National Review, 5 Sep. 2021
• The Venu 3 comes in black and white, while the 3S will come in black, french gray, sage, pink, and ivory.
  — Victoria Song, The Verge, 30 Aug. 2023
• The last year and a half of Kik’s life is recorded in the four inches of ivory at the base of the tusk.
  — Richard Grant, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
• Choose from white, gray, ivory, or beige in sizes full/queen or king.
  — Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2024
• It’s got a sleek ivory pillow top and a cool open black iron frame.
  — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
• The interior is awash in shades of azure and ivory that mirror the soothing blues and whites of the sea and sand.
  — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2022
• With a chic ivory band, this style will go with any summer outfit in mind.
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 13 July 2023
• The set comes in an ivory white and bright white, black, navy with brown accents, navy with red accents, and soft pink.
  — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 24 Dec. 2023
• Grab a pair of the pajamas in sizes XS through XL and four colors: ivory, black, light gray, and blush.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 25 Mar. 2024
• The Scream Queens star wore an ivory gown edged in lace to serve as one of the bridesmaids for designer pal Kara Smith.
  — Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022
• Just as hunters save elk ivories, spearfishermen pry the two otolith stones from the inner ears of WSB.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 16 May 2024
• Some of the earliest combs date back to over 5,000 years ago when they were fashioned from bone, wood, and ivory.
  — Talia Abbas, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2023
• The duchess wore an ivory and gold embroidered coat dress with a matching hat.
  — Simon Usborne, Town & Country, 17 July 2022
• There’s even a piece named after the rapper: the Dess Scorpion one-piece in both ivory and black.
  — Essence, 20 Nov. 2023
• Choose from three colors: the ivory that's shown, a pretty mint green, or neutral dark gray.
  — Kylee McGuigan, Popular Mechanics, 24 Aug. 2022
• This creamy ivory has a warmth and richness that makes a space feel more intimate than a crisper white does.
  — Kelsey Mulvey, ELLE Decor, 6 Apr. 2023
• For the grand occasion, Jolie dressed in a breezy ivory gown which was cinched at the waist and featured a flowy skirt and V neckline.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024