How to Use amber in a Sentence

amber

1 of 2 noun
  • The star top note is sweet green tea, which is flanked by powdery freesia and warm amber.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Stouts and brown ales, or an amber or pale ale that’s not too hop-forward, should work.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Hard to beat a classic amber ale during the crisp, fall months.
    — Hartford Courant, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The deep amber tequila is smooth and fragrant with notes of caramel and wood.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023
  • This crisp, cognac- and amber-tinged foaming body wash is the most savory of the lot.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 22 May 2022
  • Use a low amber light or candle if safety is a concern.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • These are grounded in warm amber to bring a richness to the citrus.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 May 2022
  • Mid-season syrup is amber and rich and goes well with most everything.
    — Pamela MacNaughtan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Brewers were mostly making amber ales and adding some spices to them.
    — Emma Balter, Chron, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Look for flashing amber lights which indicate plow trucks on the road.
    — Staff, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Fall has a Czech dark lager too, that’s more of an amber, and Seek has one as well.
    — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • This sparkling scent is balanced by notes of pepper and amber wood at the middle and base.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • In the winter, she's drawn to rich gourmands sweet with notes of vanilla and amber.
    — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 16 June 2022
  • Barbecued chicken works well with an amber or pale ale.
    — Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
  • This amber glass stand holds everything from cakes, to pies, cookies, and more.
    — Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Your bottom notes would then be sweet and creamy notes, darker woods, and heavier notes like ambers.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
  • The scent features top notes of hay, amber, and clove, as well as mid notes of birch wood, nutmeg, and maple bark.
    — Jenna Clark, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Headlights and any other light on the front of the vehicle have to be amber or white.
    — Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The cloudy amber prescription pill tubes from his nightstand.
    — Sophie Lewis, Harper’s Magazine , 26 Oct. 2022
  • Black and white, red, earthy amber to orange tones, teal to sage to whisper blues and shades of happy pink.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
  • An ant was discovered in Goethe’s amber.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Adjusting the backlighting to a warm amber at night takes even more stress off of your eyes.
    — Sarah Felbin, Health, 10 July 2023
  • There’s not a lot of green, so everything becomes a little more amber.
    — Ashley Lan, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 June 2022
  • Irish whiskeys are stocked on the shelves, and the background is lit by their beautiful amber color.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This three-wick votive is a smokey mix of patchouli, amber and leather to make your space feel warm and inviting this season.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2025
  • For more of an amber-waves-of-grain look, here's a magnetic flag that appears to be in motion.
    — Drew Dorian and Laura Sky Brown, Car and Driver, 25 May 2022
  • While the amber shades of fall can be found throughout Canada, there are some top places to enjoy it.
    — Jonny Bierman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2023
  • His target looked like goo that had oozed from the sandstone cliff and hardened into a foot-thick slab of black amber.
    — Elise Cutts, Scientific American, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Or ask a paint store to sell you a small container of a pigment mix that will create an amber color.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Fold the mixture over and over until all the crispies are coated with an amber layer of sugar.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2022

amber

2 of 2 adjective
  • The door etched in amber light, like the entrance to a place on fire.
    — Ocean Vuong, The New Yorker, 13 May 2017
  • And then, off the port side, a figure loomed, haloed in amber light.
    — Mona Gable, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Four or five of them will hold classic styles of beer such as a cream ale or an amber ale.
    — Kathy Flanigan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2018
  • But the twist to this shrimp and grits is is has a hint of amber beer ($16).
    — AL.com, 8 June 2017
  • The amber eyes may look intense, but the eyesight is not great.
    — cincinnati.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • An amber ale lends depth of flavor to this tender, juicy pot roast.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Supporters will much rather be drawn to the red and amber stripes of their home strip.
    — SI.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The plateau’s amber bricks stand amid vast gardens of green and pillars of stone.
    — Cian Maheer, Washington Post, 4 June 2019
  • The light is low and amber (because guys who watch sports look better that way).
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Even the turn signals are amber pixels.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Dark yellow or amber colored urine are signs your body needs fluids.
    — Rachel Reiff Ellis, Fortune Well, 6 May 2023
  • The producers mentioned that the tone and feel would be ‘amber sky’.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
  • In Simons's version, the clouds have rolled in over the amber waves of grain.
    — Robin Givhan, Houston Chronicle, 13 July 2018
  • The wolf’s eyes, which can slant inward and down, are often amber or pale yellow.
    — Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The balloon’s form begins with orange skin, small hands, and an amber wave of mane.
    — Richard Morgan, Fortune, 8 June 2019
  • The base is warm but still light and inviting, with santal, amber wood, and saffron cream.
    — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 July 2018
  • Meaning don’t be afraid of a rose, brown, or amber lens color that adds contrast to the world.
    — Rozalynn S. Frazier, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
  • Gold rum has a light amber hue and a warm, grassy flavor with vanilla, caramel, and citrus notes.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Bon Appétit, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The Sorel boots come in a dark amber leather with a substantial lug outsole.
    — Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
  • In the north, the standard is still a tall, heavy glass filled with a lighter, amber liquid and verdant leaves.
    — Graham H. Cornwell, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The doll, which has amber eyes and brown hair styled in two ponytails, comes dressed in a glittery pink tank top and track pants.
    — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The bourbon gets all its amber color during the aging process.
    — Michael W. Crowder, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The amber sweetness made this mushroom coffee recipe my favorite yet.
    — Jenna Anderson, Sunset Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Flowers are ripe when half the stigmas (those hair-like strands sticking out from the buds) are amber and half are still white.
    — Johanna Silver, SFChronicle.com, 14 May 2020
  • Cook for 7 minutes or until the sugar is a deep, amber color.
    — Fox News, 10 Dec. 2010
  • This amber glass also works well as a pen holder in a colorful and eclectic workspace.
    — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The apples will have broken down even more in this time, and will have darkened to a deep amber color thanks to the spices.
    — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Just then, an amber light came on to indicate that the plane was losing hydraulic pressure.
    — Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 22 June 2023
  • Native larch trees turn rich shades of amber right at the close of the season, transitioning from west to east.
    — Bridget Hallinan, CNT, 25 Sep. 2017
  • Ramos’s amber measurements are part of a surge of interest in ideal glass.
    — Quanta Magazine, 11 Mar. 2020

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