How to Use kohl in a Sentence
kohl
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At least that was the story at Givenchy, where eyes were rimmed with soft kohl.
—Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2023
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Make your own gel liner by warming the tip of a kohl liner with a lighter.
—Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 26 Sep. 2014
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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
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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
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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
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Underneath her veil, Baher’s face was round, her tired eyes lined with kohl.
—Rebecca Tan, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Her buttonlike eyes, made darker by extra heaps of kohl, belied an otherwise plump and forgiving face.
—Abhijith Ravinutala, chicagotribune.com, 20 July 2019
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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
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The Moroccan kohl powder used for enhancing their eyes created the most dramatic result.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE.com, 14 May 2021
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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
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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
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But unibrows were actually considered alluring for both sexes, and were often accentuated with kohl.
—Marianna Cerini, CNN, 3 Mar. 2020
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