Example sentences for: makeup

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

  • Surprisingly, Cher is the highlight of the movie and holds her own among Lily Tomlin, Judi Dench, and a gaggle of other British actresses: "Cher is terrific here doing what she does best: Wearing heavy makeup and being flamboyant"(Mike Clark, USA Today ). Aside from her performance, though, the film isn't much more than "a kind of sub-Merchant-Ivory mix of eccentric ladies and enchanting scenery" (Roger Ebert, the Chicago Sun-Times ). (Check out this collection of Cher photos through the ages.)

  • Monte Testaccio ( Testaceus in Latin) means `hill of potsherds'--an exact description of its makeup.

  • To this end, one of the other ads in the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign shows an attractive woman who, as the ad rolls, begins to strip away her makeup.

  • Modern Makeup

  • Despite a nice turn by Murphy, "it's hard to miss the basic unfunniness of the situation," says Maslin ( New York Times ). Makeup artist Rick Baker wins kudos for transforming Lawrence and Murphy from young 1930s hipsters into aging '90s geezers.


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