How to Use halo in a Sentence

halo

noun
  • McBride’s porkpie hat formed a halo around his head.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
  • The frosty halo on top is frozen coconut milk and lime juice.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The gassy halo means that the area could form clusters of stars.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Jamon drew hints of his son’s halo.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 June 2026
  • These are firm, yellow, and pea-like bumps with red halo and may itch.
    — Barbie Cervoni, Ms, Rd, Cdces, Cdn, Health, 18 Oct. 2023
  • No one makes a halo car quite like Ferrari.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This is more of an extension of a brand halo.
    — Krysta Escobar, CNBC, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Or the large rear air vent that houses the halo taillight.
    — New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Chinese lanterns hover above their heads like red halos.
    — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The halo is assumed to be immutable.
    — Paul M. Sutter, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
  • What was surprising was that his face and his wild halo of dark curls were showing.
    — Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The piece has a diamond halo and a yellow gold band.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 10 Feb. 2026
  • My favorite detail is the halo of tulle around the model’s head.
    — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 15 June 2023
  • In the months since, though, the industry’s halo has lost a bit of luster.
    — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The halos’ strong gravity sucked in gas, which collapsed to form stars.
    — Bydaniel Clery, science.org, 28 Mar. 2023
  • That golden halo atop your espresso?
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
  • That golden halo atop your espresso?
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 June 2026
  • Exemption also has a bit of a halo.
    — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The ring appeared to be white gold and featured a halo of diamonds.
    — Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2022
  • From afar, the dancers of Syzokryli look like dolls with floral halos—vinki—around their heads.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The faux stone was surrounded by a halo of more white rhinestones, which snaked over her hips and around her back.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2023
  • This causes the comet to appear brighter by increasing the size of the fuzzy halo around it.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But does yogurt truly deserve its healthy halo?
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
  • One poster depicted Messi with a halo above his brown spikes.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026
  • Kate's now-iconic Cartier halo tiara and a long veil finished off the look.
    — Jessica Booth, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022
  • But no one without wings and halos can figure Kelce, so can’t complain much.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Bottles of purple shampoo to keep her blonde halo from turning brassy?
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025
  • From wefts to tape-ins and halos, there are so many different types of extensions to choose from.
    — Jasmine Washington, seventeen.com, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Even the rest of us, who aren’t aboard the station, benefit from this soft-power halo.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
  • With the halo, Justin would have to stay attached to the weight-pulley system for hours.
    — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2022

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