How to Use soft-focus in a Sentence

soft-focus

adjective
  • The soft-focus formula earned perfect scores for absorbency and finished look in our lab tests.
    Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 3 May 2023
  • The soft-focus formula earned perfect scores for absorbency and finished look in our lab tests.
    Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The bodega has since become an object of soft-focus nostalgia.
    Vulture, 20 Jan. 2024
  • While more muted and soft-focus imagery can produce a relaxing tone.
    Saryn Chorney, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2023
  • It's powered by diamond power for a soft-focus glow, as well as porcelain flower for a brightening touch.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 16 July 2023
  • There should be more soft-focus memorial in this brief alternative history of rap, told through the deaths of artists as opposed to their benchmark albums.
    Peter Rubin, Longreads, 8 Aug. 2023
  • For best results, apply liquid foundation in dots and use this brush for a natural, soft-focus finish via stippling.
    Iman Balagam, Allure, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The locales the contributors portray can be hard-edge cyber or soft-focus suburban.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2023
  • His Vanity Fair melded deep investigative journalism with voyeuristic glimpses into the lives of the unhappily rich and famous, and chummy, soft-focus paeans to the movie stars on its covers.
    Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
  • This complexion booster creates a glowing, soft-focus look infused with hyaluronic acid and is vegan and cruelty-free.
    Samantha Booth, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Harry has lately lived in a soft-focus world, sitting with friendly interviewers — such as Oprah, literally a friend — who ask performative questions under the close watch of his vigilant PR team.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 6 June 2023
  • Recorded at home during the early morning, this soft-focus music simmers at a low temperature: acoustic guitar paint brushstrokes beneath buoyant synths that seem dappled in sunlight.
    Pitchfork, 14 Dec. 2023

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