How to Use face paint in a Sentence

face paint

noun
  • The text is laid over the image of a man in red face paint with horns.
    — Molly Taft, The New Republic, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Some wore blue-and-yellow Cougars face paint.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The handmade outfits and face paint and tears shed at the buzzer?
    — Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • Don those red shoes and face paint to dance through Bowie’s repertoire.
    — Adele Chapin, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Her worm face paint and prosthetics stayed on her face for the rest of the evening, though.
    — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Prepare to be inspired to step up your calavera face paint game.
    — Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • No, not the Elizabethan white face paint and wire-thin brows.
    — Sofia Andrade, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • Hundreds crowded around the main stage to watch, many decked out in blue and yellow face paint.
    — Maliya Ellis, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
  • There’s more to Día de los Muertos than face paint and sugar skulls.
    — Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Schmidt sees himself as the carrier of that legacy, but with more face paint.
    — Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
  • And Goldman drew on Josephine’s whiskers with face paint himself.
    — Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Forge stalks the stage in white face paint, a dapper, demonic menace.
    — Julius Miller, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024
  • Why do movie theatres prohibit face paint, masks and some costumes?
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
  • His face is done up in traditional calavera face paint.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Baby Golden appeared to skip the face paint.
    — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026
  • Light a candelabra, put on some face paint, hire that creepy choir—or at least rent a keyboard to sound like one.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The face paint transforms kids into the Troll of their choice and starts at $25.
    — Lindsay Kimble, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • Use white or green face paint to cover their entire face, plus gray and red marks for a more zombie effect.
    — Shanon Maglente, Good Housekeeping, 4 Sep. 2023
  • John, for his part, dressed as a character from Avatar (complete with blue face paint).
    — Kaitlin Stevens, Peoplemag, 2 June 2023
  • The singer donned a powder blue dress and blond wig, while the record producer wore white face paint, a curly red wig and a top hat.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Bold as always, with silver eye shadow, glittery eyebrows and pink face paint.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2025
  • Wear your best skeleton face paint and masks and put the mobiles away for this phone-free experience.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Dressed in a fuzzy green suit, Tay was pictured behind his family with green face paint on.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
  • For your face, get creative and use face paint or accessorize with a yellow beanie hat and round glasses.
    — Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Their little one dressed as a witch, wearing a long, black dress, green face paint and carrying a broomstick.
    — Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Their little one dressed as a witch, wearing a long, black dress, green face paint and carrying a broomstick.
    — Hannah Sacks, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The white trim on his pants is meant to mimic bone, while his blue calavera face paint coordinates with his suit.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • But the other half was red, and the face paint was identical to that of countless Chiefs fans over the years.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
  • His calavera face paint complements the stitching on his jacket.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Joker starts doing a drag act in face paint and girly outfits, not quite understanding why she’s drawn to it.
    — Abraham Josephine Riesman, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024

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