How to Use iridescent in a Sentence

iridescent

adjective
  • This iridescent side table will add so much pizazz to any room.
    — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 25 Jan. 2023
  • This wreath of iridescent eggs is sure to make a bold statement.
    — Charles Curkin, ELLE Decor, 31 Jan. 2023
  • And the sky was blazing—sheets and sheets of iridescent clouds.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 2 Jan. 2017
  • The iridescent purple and pink glass emits a warm glow when the candle is lit.
    — Beth Dreher, goodhousekeeping.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • When the sun set, the crests glowed with every iridescent shade of red and orange.
    — Jeff Winkler, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2020
  • There is a lounge whose walls are glass tanks filled with iridescent jellyfish.
    — Rick Hampson, USA TODAY, 16 May 2018
  • Its scales look almost iridescent, and a neon yellow stripe runs down its side.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Clusters of rhinestones and iridescent pearls add just the right amount of sparkle!
    — Tiffany Leigh, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • In bright sunlight, the black is iridescent with greens and purples.
    — Jenae Sitzes, Country Living, 3 Feb. 2017
  • The hummer has an iridescent bronze-green back, a pale grey chest and belly, and green flanks.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 26 July 2019
  • The steely black and iridescent fish can grow over four feet long and weigh almost 50 pounds.
    — Bridget Alex, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Her pinkies appear to be an iridescent, sea-glass-like emerald green with steel-gray chrome tips.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 22 June 2023
  • The car is now finished in an iridescent green broken up by a large black racing stripe.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Lying at its base was a pink wand with iridescent streamers that were blowing in the wind.
    — Windsor Johnston, NPR, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The males also have an iridescent red throat and the females have brownish crowns and sides.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • The pretty iridescent long-legged fly is a predator of pest insects on plants and in the soil.
    — Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Adding to its appeal is the fact that the pattern of iridescent colors varies from piece to piece.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 June 2022
  • He was disturbed that someone would go so far as to injure one of the large, iridescent birds.
    — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The shoes were the star of her outfit, and appeared to come in an iridescent snakeskin print.
    — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 28 Jan. 2020
  • But the slightly iridescent animal turned out to be a new species.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Each iridescent shade has a creamy, velvety feel that glides onto the skin like butter.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The dining room has a frieze of a hunting scene and has a chimney of turquoise and gold iridescent glass.
    — Taylor M. Riley, The Courier-Journal, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The drop is available in eight springy shades each more irresistibly iridescent than the next.
    — Marissa Miller, Teen Vogue, 2 Apr. 2018
  • The males have a bright orange back and belly, a white patch below the throat and iridescent red throats.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
  • Board a twilight cruise or walk to the end of the fishing pier to soak up iridescent end-of-day colors.
    — Smithsonian, 21 June 2017
  • The bright, iridescent, green and blue feathers don’t bleach in the sun or discolor over time.
    — Nathan Hurst, Smithsonian, 6 May 2017
  • Catfish fillets are firm and white, larger than tilapia and more iridescent than cod, but just as easy to cook.
    — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
  • This fish is only a few inches long and has iridescent scales and red highlights on its body at the tips of its fins.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 July 2024
  • The largest look was an iridescent purple, black, and blue jacket paired with dad shoes and a top-handle bag.
    — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 28 Feb. 2018
  • Males of the species are mostly emerald green with a blue-green throat and a long, iridescent purple and blue tail.
    — Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 3 May 2026

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