How to Use cologne in a Sentence

cologne

noun
  • She put on some cologne and combed her hair.
  • TV commercials for men's colognes.
  • Read on for the best men’s colognes with cedar at their core.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2025
  • There is no set age when young men should start wearing cologne.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The world of pheromone cologne has taken off in the last two years.
    — Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
  • And for more options, check out our list of best men’s colognes.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Most colognes just mask your body odor with notes of leather, oud, citrus, etc.
    — Brennan Kilbane, GQ, 10 May 2018
  • Smelling the cologne brought me back to that period of my life.
    — Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Searching for the best colognes for men is quite the daunting task.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Pack up your tried and true perfume and kick your favorite cologne aside.
    — Valerie Butler, Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
  • One of his quirks is collecting cologne.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Young girls are into cologne, too, and fragrances.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • What are popular notes in men's cologne?
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Wochit His blood smells like cologne and his hands feel like rich brown suede.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Wow and cologne brand House of Creed, among many others.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Details came back to her, the scent of a stranger’s cologne, a song on the radio.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Shop more colognes for men on Amazon, below.
    — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 20 June 2026
  • Which is when Jayce blows in on a gust of cologne and drapes his arm over her shoulders.
    — Veronica Chambers, New York Times, 28 June 2019
  • Visser loves Valentino's cologne and buys it over and over again.
    — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 June 2019
  • His cousin, the guy with the cologne, hooked him up with Mulligan.
    — J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 25 June 2020
  • Which expensive colognes are best?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
  • The scent profile is the first thing that matters when choosing the best cologne.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • One of them loaded a large purse with men’s cologne and women’s perfume.
    — Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
  • The cologne starts with bright notes of bergamot, ginger and apple.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Tears streamed down my face the whole night because of his cologne and my allergies.
    — Deanna White, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Where the musk of teenage cologne once lingered, the stench of standing water crept in.
    — Mandy McLaren, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2021
  • There are the grandma perfumes, the first boyfriend colognes, the big mistakes.
    — Jamie Rosen, Town & Country, 18 Apr. 2014
  • While the profile is heavy and masculine, this cologne is light enough for a beach day.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
  • Skip perfumes, cologne and strong scents that may draw bees’ attention.
    — Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • There, in a dark room bathed in black light, man-smelling, stale with sweat and cologne, a show was about to begin.
    — New York Times, 12 May 2022

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