Example sentences for: cosmetic

How can you use “cosmetic” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • I may get cosmetic surgery for my “Asian eyes” or use skin lighteners for my dark skin, but I reinforce the implicitly racist social norms that say that Asian eyes or dark skin are traits to be ashamed of.

  • When I surveyed 100 friends and acquaintances about their dental complaints, few bitched about cosmetic dentistry that was foisted on them.

  • "Now, in terms of survival, it is what you do," said Kling, who has a dermatology and cosmetic surgery practice on Park Avenue.

  • "The 1998 Career Guide" says hot career paths include: animator, crisis specialist, corrections officer, grief therapist, and cosmetic dentist.

  • Critics on the right dismissed the tour as a simplistic photo op, and Peter Edelman, a former Clinton official who quit to protest the 1996 welfare reform, called it cosmetic, arguing that Clinton "cannot admit the extent of the problem because his Administration has a vested interest in the notion that welfare reform has been a success."


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