How to Use chameleon in a Sentence

chameleon

noun
  • There are hair chameleons and then there are hair shapeshifters.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 24 July 2023
  • So, just trying to be a chameleon up there.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • The hair chameleon has been know to embrace a bob over the years.
    — Luke Chinman, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Looking for a vase that will be both on-trend and able to be a style chameleon?
    — Hannah Baker, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Not to mention that joggers like this are the chameleon of pants.
    — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The actress is truly a style chameleon.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 21 May 2026
  • Nero d’avola, Sicily’s main red grape, is a bit of a chameleon.
    — Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2021
  • This isn’t the first time the style chameleon has taken some scissors to her hair.
    — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 11 July 2023
  • Voeltzkow’s chameleon has been missing for more than 100 years.
    — Daisy Hernandez, Popular Mechanics, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Ever the chameleon, Zendaya has done it all on the hair front.
    — Hannah Coates, Glamour, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Solomon is like a chameleon who adapts to a variety of cultures.
    — Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2022
  • Leave it to this hair chameleon to take our breath away and level up her hair color once again.
    — Chelsea Avila, Allure, 18 July 2022
  • Dady is a culinary chameleon with a broad palate of interests.
    — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Ashley Benson has been quite the hair-colour chameleon as of late.
    — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Like a chameleon, a hogfish can quickly change the color of its skin.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The clearest picture of what’s ahead, but Vance has been a chameleon.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 May 2022
  • Other groups made a bigger splash, but Blondie was a true genre chameleon.
    — Kevin Dettmar, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2023
  • And true to form, the chameleon just pulled another risk-taking move.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE.com, 31 May 2022
  • The team tested the system on a model car, a phone case, a shoe and a toy chameleon.
    — Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 14 Sep. 2019
  • The wardrobe chameleon looks just as sharp beachside with sandals as on a city street with wedges and sleek frames.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 25 May 2026
  • Nuno, though, is something of a tactical chameleon.
    — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Over the decades Mr Orban has shed beliefs as chameleons shed skins.
    — The Economist, 5 Apr. 2018
  • Of course Riley, who played Daisy Jones, that girl is a chameleon.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Biles has been tapping into her inner beauty chameleon over the past few months.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Risotto is quite the chameleon and will embrace the best of what any season has to offer.
    — Fred Thompson, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The roar of a lion, the speed of a cheetah or the chameleon’s ability to blend in?
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes, 30 June 2022
  • For as long as Zoey Deutch has been in the public, she's been a bona fide hair chameleon.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 4 Mar. 2024
  • It’s made of wood and resin, and it’s painted in pearlescent paint, which changes colors like a chameleon.
    — Samantha Nobles-Block, SFChronicle.com, 8 Nov. 2020
  • There’s a chameleon aspect to her, but it’s all played as grounded as possible.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The actor is a true chameleon who has so much fun changing up her glam details from day to day and event to event.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Feb. 2026

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