charcoal

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Recent Examples of charcoal The tools for the job were of course guns, but also sulfur, charcoal, matches, bellows, tin pipe, shovels, picks and axes for cutting away roots. Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 Steven Yeun Steven Yeun wore a charcoal gray suit with oversize trousers. Julia Teti, WWD, 13 Feb. 2025 Polished businesspeople and construction workers spend their lunch breaks side by side in the small dining room, savoring the mouthwatering smell of carne asada grilling over charcoal. USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025 Tea lovers can sip organic ceremonial matcha or hojicha, green tea that’s roasted in porcelain over charcoal. John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for charcoal
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Noun
  • The soft watercolor portrait print of his mother no less, on delicate sheer organzas, were standouts, as were his hourglass constructions and floral dimensional embroideries.
    Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
  • An Egon Schiele watercolor is set to be sold next month at Christie’s after a settlement was reached between its cosigner and the heirs of its original owner, a Viennese cabaret performer and writer who was killed in a Nazi concentration camp.
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Their spring collection features fresh pastels and breathable fabrics, perfect for yoga, Pilates, or just lounging in style.
    Julie Loffredi, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The piece is now available at select boutiques in assorted hues including pastel pink, lime green, a fiery orange, and more.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 28 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The Wrinkle Pen immediately plumps fine lines, and long-term erases etching.
    Roxanne Robinson, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Experts say the etchings were engraved there to ward off evil, trap demons and—in one case—curse an enemy.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The engravings from the Amud Cave artifacts, meanwhile, were found to have no clear orientation or patterning, consistent with functional use as tools for wearing down, smoothing or polishing.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The Frankfurt silver inscription is an engraving on silver foil that consists of 18 lines written in Latin.
    Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The aquatints are presumed to be from an original Bodmer collection.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Although Picasso had little formal training, his curiosity drove him to explore etchings, lithographs, aquatints and linocuts.
    Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Guridi’s tender and funny artwork adeptly captures the heart of the tale, blending lively, loose line drawings with just the right touch of color and texture.
    Barney Saltzberg, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Characters had globe heads with minimal facial expressions, consisting of 2D line drawings on top of the 3D models.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 31 Jan. 2025

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“Charcoal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charcoal. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

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