How to Use hazel in a Sentence

hazel

1 of 2 noun
  • The child weighs 32 pounds and has blond hair and hazel eyes.
    — Joe Robertson, kansascity, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Her eyes are hazel, like Carter's, and her hair is bright white.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2022
  • The witch-hazel tree was doing the same thing that a piece can do.
    — Adam Shatz, New York Times, 22 June 2017
  • Kylee is white and has long dark blonde hair, hazel eyes and pink braces on her teeth.
    — Dana Branham, Dallas News, 14 June 2020
  • Ward is described as five feet and six inches tall with brown hair and hazel eyes.
    — Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2018
  • She is described as 4’11 with light brown hair and hazel eyes.
    — Juliet Muir, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2018
  • The treehouse is made from chestnut, with hazel, stag horn oak and larch nest cladding.
    — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 23 May 2019
  • Those sparkling hazel eyes were always looking for the good in people.
    — John Stamos, Good Housekeeping, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Those sparkling hazel eyes were always looking for the good in people.
    — John Stamos, Good Housekeeping, 1 May 2017
  • With his knife, Carl would lop off hazel branches and make walking sticks for us.
    — Mark Hutchinson, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
  • He is described as 6 feet tall and 165 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.
    — Chelsea Curtis, azcentral, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Johnson is 5 feet tall and weighs 160 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
    — Maria Elena Vizcaino, Dallas News, 23 July 2019
  • Coifed and pretty, with a precise swipe of coral on her lips that brought out the gold flecks in her hazel eyes.
    — Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post, 4 May 2020
  • My daughter is a toddler now, and her eyes have turned hazel, her brown hair has started to curl.
    — Naima Coster, Time, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Ceaser is 5-foot-10, with a thin build, hazel eyes, and short, straight, dirty-blonde hair.
    — Julie Shaw, Philly.com, 15 July 2017
  • Witch hazel grows as small trees or shrubs with clusters of rich orange-red to yellow flowers.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Her face was still cloaked in bandages and a knit tube dressing, with openings for her hazel eyes, nose and lips.
    — Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2018
  • Sandra is described as a 5-foot-9 white female with hazel eyes and brown hair.
    — Andrea Cavallier, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2019
  • Opt for similar color palettes, like hazel, mauve, and bronze tones across the lids and cheeks.
    — Beatrice Zocchi, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2025
  • According to the lab's results, the suspect has fair skin, green/hazel eyes, and blond/brown hair.
    — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2018
  • When the flow of info resumed, so did the shots of Percy’s soulful hazel eyes.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2019
  • Witch hazel has been a skin-care staple since Queen Victoria was on the throne.
    — Taylore Glynn, Allure, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Police described him as white, about 6 feet tall and 125 pounds with blond hair and hazel eyes.
    — Loyd Brumfield, Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Viewers were able to see behind her hazel eyes again when Clarkson ditched the eye patch later in the episode.
    — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Shrub choices might include caryopteris and the native fall-blooming witch-hazel.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • The core sample hinted at how the site changed over time, from a forest of Scots pine and hazel to one of oak and some elm.
    — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019
  • The boy is described as 4 feet, 3 inches tall, weighing 80 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
    — Cathy Locke, sacbee, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Small, flat strips of wood inserted between the layers helped strengthen the shield, as did a strip of hazel-wood trim around the edges.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 31 May 2019
  • My waiter was a young guy named Miguel Cobo, tanned, with penetrating hazel eyes and the sinewy arms of a surfer.
    — David Amsden, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2022
  • The reddish tint of his beard, his hazel eyes and pale skin gave him the air of someone from the Black Sea or the Caucasus.
    — New York Times, 12 May 2022

hazel

2 of 2 adjective
  • Cooke was blonde with blue/hazel eyes.
    — Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Klemm is described as about 5 feet tall, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The boy, who has a snub nose and wondering hazel eyes, is not at all afraid.
    — David Denby, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
  • No one with such hazel eyes had looked at me so intently in a very long time.
    — Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Daniels is white and about 5 feet, 7 inches, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
    — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2023
  • His dad is 6 feet tall and weighs 185 lbs, with hazel eyes and brown hair.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
  • The machine's beady, glowing, hazel eyes could be perceived as off-putting.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 June 2026
  • Lewis is described as 5 feet tall and about 117 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
    — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Her sky-blue eyes, flecked with silver and hazel, narrow slightly, then relax.
    — Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Addie is described as white, 5 feet tall and 100 pounds with blonde hair and hazel eyes.
    — Katie Langford, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
  • One of the patients at my table was a beautiful, young woman with long red hair and hazel eyes.
    — Lisa Pratta june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
  • Something inscrutable flashes behind those keen hazel eyes.
    — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Brown and hazel eyes look incredible with blue—there’s an instant brightness there.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Coughran is 6-foot-2 and 150 pounds, with brown hair, hazel eyes and an athletic build.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
  • Those children came to see him as a father figure, a rugged protector with inviting hazel eyes.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 12 May 2025
  • The study paints portraits of them, describing Bridgens as having hazel eyes and dark hair.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
  • She is described as being slim with straight blonde shoulder-length hair and hazel eyes, and is 5 feet 6 inches tall.
    — Escher Walcott, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Deep Black Blue eyes, green eyes, hazel eyes, and more—who doesn’t have a black eyeliner in their makeup bag?
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
  • According to the statement, Hansen is 5 foot, 3 inches, and has hazel eyes and brown hair.
    — Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
  • What is interesting is the positive comments come from reader with blue, hazel, or green eyes.
    — Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
  • He was described as 6-foot-2 and 150 pounds, with brown hair, hazel eyes and has an athletic build.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2026
  • Amy Hillyard is 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs about 120 pounds and has blonde hair, with hazel eyes.
    — Jose Fabian, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Fogle is described as 5-foot-5-inches tall, weighing about 148 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
  • She is described as a white woman with blonde hair and hazel eyes, who is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 120 lbs.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Hillyard is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing about 120 pounds, with blonde hair and hazel eyes.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2026
  • There’s an instinct to search his face for signs of his father, recognizable in Russert’s hazel eyes and the woolly curve of his brow.
    — Kara Voght, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • The Watch 3 also comes in silver, black, or gold with an additional hazel option.
    — PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
  • She was described as being slim with straight, blonde, shoulder-length hair and hazel eyes, and reported to be 5 feet 6 inches tall.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • She is described as a White woman with blonde hair and hazel eyes, who is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 120 lbs.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • At sixty-five, Petzold, with light-hazel eyes and dark hair only just beginning to silver, still wields a boyish charisma.
    — Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026

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