How to Use ebony in a Sentence

ebony

1 of 2 noun
  • The wood floors were treated with an ebony stain and then cerused.
    — Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, 6 May 2022
  • The palette is a mixture of dark gray and ebony with warm wood and white walls.
    — Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 1 June 2022
  • Ebony cut off one of his graying curls and sealed it in a plastic baggie.
    — Alden Woods, azcentral, 2 July 2017
  • Choose from three handle sizes and rich colors including ebony, red, lilac, and even pink.
    — Popular Science, 16 Mar. 2020
  • Wek, with her velvety ebony skin and mere whisper of an Afro, was posed in front of a stark, white screen.
    — National Geographic, 7 Jan. 2020
  • These full-size, ebony-and-rosewood chopsticks collapse to the size of your palm, perfect for a small pouch.
    — Esquire, 8 Oct. 2007
  • Blocks of ebony, oak, boxwood, and walnut sit on shelves, waiting to become handles.
    — National Geographic, 24 July 2019
  • Elegant and expensive, crafted of oak, ebony, and brass, the clock shows the date as well as the time.
    — Linda Colley, The New York Review of Books, 23 Sep. 2021
  • One of my greatest souvenirs, a painting of a young boy with ebony skin and piercing eyes, is from his home studio.
    — Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2021
  • Two round medallions that stud this one-of-a-kind Makassar ebony pendant are sculptured from gold.
    — Nancy Hass, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2016
  • The ebony fingerboard has more brightness and snap than the rosewood used on most Fender electrics.
    — Henry Robertson, Popular Mechanics, 22 Jan. 2019
  • The couple said their vows from a custom, ebony, round platform while family and friends watched in a semi-circle.
    — Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Holland opted for a custom Prada ebony silk gabardine suit with a white poplin shirt and black re-nylon tie.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The ebony wall panels and floating Plexiglas shelves are original to the home.
    — House Beautiful, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Sathyamurthy offers a quick prayer at the temple, then leads me into a dense thicket of ironwood, ebony, and axlewood.
    — Mahima Jain, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Around the base, Caruncho has planted a mix of Macassar ebony and osmanthus.
    — New York Times, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Some will see the Ramblers' ebony and ivory lineup and note that more white players are often on the floor when the game is on the line than black.
    — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Throughout the house, Douglas fir, ebony, and quartersawn white oak wood features give an earthy yet modern feel.
    — Jakob Menendez, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Feb. 2021
  • Pieces were initially crafted in ebony and ivory or stone, but these days, the king and his court can be fashioned out of marble, wood, acrylic, and even porcelain.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2020
  • The curved lacquered white fixtures contrast against the ebony walls like a 1950s abstract painting.
    — New York Times, 1 Oct. 2021
  • Each board of Macassar ebony for the pedestals and door panels, for instance, was hand-selected for perfection.
    — Vicky Lowry, ELLE Decor, 9 Nov. 2017
  • Half of the ballroom gleamed ivory, silver and gray while the other half was a exquisite nightmare in ebony, obsidian and onyx.
    — Amber Elliott, Houston Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Not to mention that the ebony tone of the watches (like the Baguettes Vertes version at left) suits her penchant for all-black dressing.
    — Veronique Hyland, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Apr. 2011
  • At Keys’ request, Steinway wrapped the ebony piano in a shimmering turquoise vinyl finish.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2020
  • In each of the two furthest corners of the room is an ebony stand in the shape of a column and bearing a candelabra of very odd design and a pink wax candle.
    — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2019
  • Meanwhile, the saloon’s ebony and oak floors—built by the queen’s cabinetmaker—lay in pieces in the attic like a jigsaw puzzle.
    — Town & Country, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The team even found fragments of ebony and pottery that would have come from the southern Red Sea, 1,000 miles away.
    — Andrew Curry, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2011
  • The team chose an expensive Macassar ebony, from Indonesia, for the ceiling of the lobby.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2017
  • Even stranger, this sliver of ebony—no longer than a little finger—came from distant India 4,000 years ago.
    — Mahan Kalpa, National Geographic, 11 Mar. 2016
  • The Steinway & Sons black ebony baby grand piano comes from the Saudi Arabian suite.
    — Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 13 Oct. 2020

ebony

2 of 2 adjective
  • Find it a home with ebony floors and a navy wall that sets it apart in just the right way.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Jenner's ebony mane was done in tousled waves.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The white-walled living room features ebony wood floors and a wall fireplace.
    — Neal J. Leitereg, latimes.com, 15 July 2017
  • Today brunettes, redheads, and ebony-haired beauties all lay claim to their place in the sun.
    — Leslie Camhi, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2014
  • The color palette included ebony, black and oak tones.
    — Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 21 June 2026
  • The neck is also mahogany, which is topped by an ebony fingerboard with 20 frets.
    — Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2024
  • This ebony offering is sold in a stylish glass bottle that belies its complex makeup.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Its scent profile of palo santo, cistus, and ebony wood is both meditative and transcendent.
    — Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The dry down brings in the ebony woods and soft leather notes, grounding all that fruit into something surprisingly sophisticated.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Calder would take a break from sculptures and mobiles to craft a silver milk skimmer with a spiderweb design or an ebony toilet paper holder shaped like a hand.
    — Jennie Yabroff, Town & Country, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Finally, Burning Rose is a smoldering floral blend that grounds rose petals and violet in birch and ebony wood.
    — Jenny Berg, Allure, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The deluxe and premier suites are striking and distinctly futuristic, with smooth lines and walnut and ebony wood paneling bringing a yacht-like feel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026
  • This time in an ebony wig and black and silver pants ensemble, Cher, a pair of effervescent dancers and a trio of background singers plowed through the song as fake snow fell from the rafters.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
  • That's owing to the fact that 10 Roam is Odin's first incense fragrance, with smokey base notes rooted in resin, but also coconut milk and ebony wood.
    — Jonathan Evans, Esquire, 3 May 2013
  • With an ebony handle and gorgeous decorative hammer marks, the Kazan Arare gyuto is a piece anyone would proudly display in their home.
    — Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026
  • The kitchen, connected to the dining room via a butler’s pantry, features ebony cabinetry and integrated appliances.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The motor court, which appears to float above the entrance to the subterranean garage, leads to the double-height foyer with ebony polished concrete floors and a floating staircase set against a wall of glass.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Designed in Thiers, France—known to blade aficionados as the knife capital of the world—the saber features an ebony wood handle and can be engraved with a custom name or date.
    — Sophie Dodd, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The venerable patriarch is leaning heavily on an ebony cane, and is followed closely by his personal assistant, a bald gnome of a man, armed with a notebook and pencil.
    — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
  • Prada just sent models down the runway at Milan Fashion Week wearing super long, ebony black false lashes that completely covered their eyes.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The striking arrow shapes are an empowering accessory, yet there’s a subtlety in the muted bronze, ebony, and antique diamonds (which have a softer shimmer than modern cuts).
    — Jill Newman, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The second is exclusive to Tom Ford, a Makassar ebony wood note that uses special technology to capture the essence of the tree without damaging it.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The five-bedroom main house has four fireplaces and oversize sunny windows; an eat-in modern kitchen; and formal rooms with ebony floors, wainscoting, and coffered ceilings, including a living room with a deep bay window seat.
    — The Week Staff, theweek, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Other significant details in the home include crown moldings, an original mahogany front door, decorative wall coverings and ebony hardwood floors throughout.
    — Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The characters—ebony, sandalwood, ceiba, redwood and so on—quickly come to feel like old friends, their long life histories carefully told and the stakes of their uncertain futures in the Anthropocene clearly laid out.
    — Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The interiors feature blue calcite marble in the bathrooms, dark ebony wood and leather accents in the main area, and in-room amenities including Bang & Olufsen speakers and Byredo toiletries.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
  • The kitchen provides granite counters, a glass tile backsplash, Sub-Zero refrigerator, Dacor gas cooktop, double ovens and ebony maple cabinets.
    — Dallas News, 14 Mar. 2020
  • The products are in sync with the barber shop’s old-school aesthetic, combining columns, capitals and green marble with opulent mosaic flooring, black ebony walls, coffered ceilings and metopes crafted by Venetian glassmakers.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The high-end products are in sync with the barber shop’s old-school aesthetic, combining columns, capitals and green marble with opulent mosaic flooring, black ebony walls, coffered ceilings and metopes crafted by Venetian glassmakers.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Black Cat Incident, as it was dubbed, became another chapter in the Cubs' long-running history of misery, with the ebony feline—a notorious symbol of bad luck, of course—blamed for jinxing the team.
    — Paul Lukas, SI.com, 6 Sep. 2019

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