How to Use travertine in a Sentence

travertine

noun

• The floor is tiled in travertine and cross-sections of wood.
  — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2023
• The same idea applies to the 12-by-36-inch travertine marble tiles in the bathroom.
  — ​kathleen Hackett, House Beautiful, 26 May 2017
• The same idea applies to the 12-by-36-inch travertine marble tiles in the bathroom.
  — Kathleen Hackett, House Beautiful, 26 May 2017
• Or guests may simply wish to retire to their rooms to take in the dreamy travertine vibes.
  — Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2022
• The floor is travertine, and just off the bedroom, there’s a walk-in closet and en suite bathroom.
  — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2021
• The walls were made of brick covered in shining white travertine.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 5 May 2017
• In the main bathroom area, vintage white travertine is as restful to the eye as the giant tub is to the body.
  — Susan Kleinman, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
• Turquoise streams rush whole out of rust red cliffs and cascade through travertine pools.
  — Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2018
• The travertine table is custom, the vintage chairs are by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, and the sconces are by Pinch.
  — Catherine Hong, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023
• Near the entrance, travertine walls complement the color of the façade.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2022
• The house comes with coffered ceilings, a gourmet kitchen and travertine tile flooring.
  — Ebony Day, azcentral, 9 Sep. 2019
• Blue-, orange-, and green-hued rooms have travertine showers and feather beds.
  — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
• There is also a gym, a music room and a travertine-walled spa with two soaking tubs.
  — Candace Taylor, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2020
• The pool has a Pebble Tec surface and travertine coping.
  — Dallas News, 8 Nov. 2020
• In the evening, the piping voices of a handful of Italian children playing in the town square echoed against the travertine façade of the cathedral.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
• There will also be urns, bowls and candlesticks made of travertine and brass.
  — Sarah Medford, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2018
• Its walls and walkways are made of pale travertine, mined from an ancient quarry east of Rome.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
• In its place will be travertine floors and muted oak, rattan and wicker.
  — Christina Binkley, WSJ, 12 July 2021
• Floor tiles are a mix of marble, travertine, sandstone and local coral stone.
  — Alison Gregor, New York Times, 22 June 2022
• Researchers dated the travertine rocks to between 27 and 25 B.C.
  — Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2020
• Spiraling pewter inserts in the kitchen’s travertine floor match the pewter drawer pulls.
  — Jeastman, oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023
• There a multicolored natural stone was first added on the walls and the area that surrounds a whirlpool tub; and a travertine was used on the floor.
  — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2020
• So, too, is the dining table, a Carlo Scarpa design from the 1970s made of solid travertine.
  — Robert Ruffino, House Beautiful, 28 June 2019
• In time, the layers accrue into thick, opaque travertine rock.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2024
• The warmth of the travertine compliments the two-toned wood and beige color of the Soho Studio accent tile, which wraps in front of the pony wall and around the perimeter of the bathroom.
  — Monica Mercuri, House Beautiful, 3 Sep. 2021
• Then, when cut off from water, the travertine hardens into stone.
  — Nicoletta Lanese, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2021
• The pool and outdoor living deck are a combination of IPE wood and travertine.
  — Blake Miller, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2021
• Case in point: the travertine in the lifts and a cascading chandelier in the lobby remain unchanged.
  — Kissa Castañeda, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
• While lamps with chrome or brass finishes serve as radiant and eye-catching accents, those made with marble, terra-cotta, or travertine can add texture to a sleek space.
  — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2024
• Each of the 12 rooms is minimalist in style and features Balinese woodwork and plaster techniques and natural materials like ochre, brick, and travertine.
  — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 27 July 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024