How to Use kohl in a Sentence

kohl

noun

• At least that was the story at Givenchy, where eyes were rimmed with soft kohl.
  — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2023
• Make your own gel liner by warming the tip of a kohl liner with a lighter.
  — Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 26 Sep. 2014
• In the first still from the movie, Redmayne appears in a chic wavy bob, red lips, some kohl, and what appears to be a little boobage.
  — Chelsea Peng, Marie Claire, 15 Sep. 2015
• Kohlrabi is a word borrowed from German that is a mash-up of kohl (cabbage) and rübe (turnip).
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
• In general, the later kohl crops are harvested, the more likely the slugs will share them with you.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2023
• Underneath her veil, Baher’s face was round, her tired eyes lined with kohl.
  — Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
• The softness of a classic kohl or gel pencil enlarges the eyes more than liquid liners do.
  — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 June 2019
• The singer took a thick, arched rimming of black kohl to the extreme, fanning it out toward the brow in an angular sweep, as well as along the inner corners of the eye.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2018
• Reach for a softer black kohl pencil rather than a skinny black liner and use your finger or shadow brush to blend it out.
  — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Sep. 2022
• The image shows a piercing hazel eye against a backdrop of snowy white feathers, the bird’s signature black marking swathed like kohl over its brow.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 16 July 2019
• Applying kohl is one of the most celebrated of these customs that will never cease to be used as the original smoky eye.
  — Jihane Hajby, Allure, 29 Oct. 2017
• Liv Tyler is the spitting image of her Aerosmith frontman father Steven, with a proclivity for kohl-rimmed eyes to boot.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 17 June 2018
• My mother and grandmother clamored to get a glimpse of a small, older woman wearing kohl eyeliner, a black cape and a wide-brimmed hat.
  — Kim Barget, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2017
• Her eyes were dark, with a permanent-mascara look that recalled for Janice the kohl eye makeup of ancient Egyptians.
  — Miles Marshall Lewis, The Root, 18 Mar. 2018
• Blame it on the surplus of cat-eyed models on the runway this season or the perennially cool effect of a dramatic rimming of kohl.
  — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2019
• Keep smears and flakes at bay with this waterproof kohl pencil, which comes in six dark hues including black, espresso, and indigo.
  — Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2023
• The actress looked sculpted to the high heavens thanks to a seamless contour and blush dusted across her cheekbones, paired with a strong brow and intense kohl eyeliner to create the perfect smokey eye.
  — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 21 Feb. 2023
• There were red lips, dark kohl-rimmed eyes and steal-worthy bronzed copper moments, thanks to traveling pro makeup artist Hung Vanngo.
  — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2017
• That powdered mineral was the main component of a cosmetic known as kohl, used as an eyeliner in ancient times.
  — National Geographic, 19 Dec. 2017
• Behold Taylor Hill in a striking close-up portrait with kohl-rimmed eyes and Bulgari fine jewelry, looking like party Karlie’s ride or die.
  — Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Feb. 2020
• Marni’s graphic wings traced in an intricate, serpentine shape reminiscent of the kohl-rimmed eyes of ancient cultures.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2018
• Xerxes is depicted as an androgyne sybarite, his brooding eyes rimmed with kohl, his lips, nose, and ears all pierced with rings linked by delicate golden chains.
  — Myke Cole, The New Republic, 1 Aug. 2019
• Her buttonlike eyes, made darker by extra heaps of kohl, belied an otherwise plump and forgiving face.
  — Abhijith Ravinutala, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019
• In addition to her treasures and servants, Puabi was interred with her makeup, including a silver box that contained kohl, a black pigment used as eyeliner.
  — National Geographic, 22 May 2019
• The Moroccan kohl powder used for enhancing their eyes created the most dramatic result.
  — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE.com, 14 May 2021
• Some kept their hair long and wore the traditional shalwar kameez—occasionally in incongruously bright blues, oranges, or yellows—with their eyes lined with black kohl.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
• There really is only one answer: Cleopatra, a woman whose power and kohl-lined gaze have remained fixed in our historical imagination for more than two thousand years.
  — Thessaly La Force, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2022
• But unibrows were actually considered alluring for both sexes, and were often accentuated with kohl.
  — Marianna Cerini, CNN, 3 Mar. 2020

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024