How to Use makeup in a Sentence

makeup

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• She's too young to wear makeup.
• She put on some makeup before the party.
• I didn't recognize him when he was in his theatrical makeup.
• His daring attitude toward risks is a major part of his makeup.
• She applied her makeup lightly.
• The change required new makeup tones to make the face read well.
  — Valli Herman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
• For makeup, Kim went with a bronzy, soft glam look paired with a nude lip.
  — Briannah Rivera, Seventeen, 26 May 2023
• The mom of three wore sultry eye makeup, a nude lip, and a black headband.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
• These were just a few of the items that caught our eye and ended up in our makeup bags for Spring.
  — The Editors, elle.com, 6 May 2023
• The researchers measured the chemical makeup of PM2.5 over the course of a month.
  — Virginia Gewin, Scientific American, 8 Feb. 2024
• The look was finished with a braided bun and smokey eye makeup.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 29 July 2023
• A lot of people go to schools where you’re not allowed to wear makeup.
  — Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• This makeup stick is perfect for use on your cheeks, eyes, and lips.
  — Jessica Copeland, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024
• While rust could come into play, this team has the makeup and mindset to turn on the switch by Game 1.
  — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 1 June 2023
• For the scenes with Jackie’s corpse, how much was that Ella in makeup?
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023
• The makeup put the focus on her eyes through a dramatic black cat-eye.
  — Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2024
• Brayan Bello has the talent and makeup to be a front-of-the-rotation starter.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
• Ford a 'tremendous painter' Blake’s first book was about the actor and makeup artist Lon Chaney.
  — The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
• Cleanse the brow area to remove oil and makeup before starting in on your tint.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2024
• The poll suggests the makeup of the electorate will be challenging for Bain.
  — Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2024
• Chanel make-up test One of makeup artist Lisa Butler’s team briefs Elson on the show’s look.
  — Mark Holgate, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2023
• Her makeup featured a clean, dewy look with bold eyes and a soft lip color.
  — Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024
• Hair and makeup were done by Celia Burton and Marcus Francis, who are both close friends of the bride.
  — Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2023
• It can be used as a body lotion, makeup remover, dry shave oil, hair mask, and more.
  — Iman Balagam, ELLE, 31 Aug. 2023
• Her makeup paired nicely with the dress: a dramatic, smokey eye and glossy nude lip.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
• But what if one small glitch in a virus’ makeup changed everything?
  — Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• Scroll ahead to see our round-up of Doja Cat’s best makeup moments so far.
  — Essence Beauty Editors, Essence, 21 Oct. 2023
• Farrell did not have to sit for hours in a makeup trailer to attain this new look.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 3 May 2024
• For Di Santo, makeup on a bride is like putting the final brushstroke on a painting.
  — Ari Stark, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
• She's continued to appear on red carpets (and on magazine covers) with little to no makeup.
  — Catherine Santino, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024

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• Lime makes up about 89% of the rides, while Spin makes up 11%, Roder said.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2024
• Fans make up 50% of the voting for the starters while the players and media each have 25% of the vote.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 6 Jan. 2024
• But a good actor in the Falstaff role can make up for the script’s deficits.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
• Best of all, this dish can be made up to 3 days ahead, and the leftovers keep well.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 29 July 2023
• Indeed, the doubters and haters make up a crucial part of the system.
  — Dana Stevens, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2023
• Its hybrid cars, the first of which were launched in 2013, now make up about half of its sales.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 22 Apr. 2024
• In fact, Ceres makes up 25% of the total mass of the asteroid belt.
  — Rebecca Ramirez, NPR, 22 June 2024
• Pile: The surface of the carpet, made up of looped carpet fibers.
  — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2023
• The 60 by 96-inch piece, titled after the song, is made up of glass tiles on foam board.
  — Zoe Ruffner Camille Sojit Pejcha Zoe Ruffner Kyle Beechey Osman Can Yerebakan Samuel Rutter, New York Times, 16 May 2024
• The author’s interviews with a wide range of mothers make up the heart of the book.
  — Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2023
• Our simple recipe can be made up to a month ahead if stored in the freezer.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2023
• These plants may not have flowers, but their leaves make up for it!
  — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 31 Jan. 2023
• The text of Dahl’s book—reactions, directions and all—make up most of the film’s script.
  — Douglas Greenwood, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2023
• Is there any sense of wanting to make up for quote–unquote lost time?
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
• This year, Styles appeared to have the votes of the below-the-line members who make up a good chunk of the Academy.
  — Vulture, 6 Feb. 2023
• Life is made up of dualities: Good, bad; day, night; Sandy at the start of Grease, Sandy at the end.
  — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 9 Apr. 2024
• Fermions make up all the matter in the Universe and include leptons and quarks.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2023
• The robot asks her to select an image from a tablet and make up a story.
  — Kat McGowan, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2024
• Just make sure to add the hot pasta water a little at a time to avoid scrambling the silky egg yolks that make up the base of the sauce.
  — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2024
• The group now makes up one-fifth of OpenAI’s current workforce.
  — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 2 May 2024
• My whole life is made up of moments that have prepared me for Survivor.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
• Hamstrings The hamstrings make up the back of the thigh, and work closely with the glutes to extend the hip through the deadlifting motion.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 7 Aug. 2023
• The money could help make up for weak state incentives.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
• Located on the beach, this hotel was one of the most beautiful in Gaza, made up of 22 rooms.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
• The beach offers the only free campsite along the entire 90 miles that make up the Big Sur shoreline.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
• The Burke-class destroyers not only make up the bulk of the surface Navy, but arguably saved the entire Navy in the 2010s.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2023
• The School Safety Patrol is made up of fifth- and sixth-graders who serve as crossing guards at nearly 80 schools across the city.
  — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
• They are made up of the same biologic components and work the same.
  — Phuoc Anh (anne) Nguyen, Pharmd, Ms, Verywell Health, 17 July 2024
• The country star has made up for that relative peace in the last few months, as she’s delivered a pair of high-profile collaborations.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
• As the actress is dying of lymphoma, the disease would kill her at twenty-nine, she is artfully arranged and fully made up; yet her composure undercuts any sense of artifice.
  — Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024

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