How to Use opaque in a Sentence

opaque

adjective
  • That’s my opaque tease of what’s to come.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
  • If your shrimp are opaque and springy to the touch, they're done.
    — Jenny Rosenstratch, Bon Appetit, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The music biz feels more opaque to you?
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • Any timeline is, in any case, opaque.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Or, pair it with an opaque red pair for a fun pop of color.
    — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Made with a poly-spandex blend, each pair is soft, stretchy, and opaque.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Women's Health, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Some of its puzzles might seem too opaque if there weren't guides a click away.
    — Christopher Byrd, chicagotribune.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • The white food dye gives you vibrant and opaque colors.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Turn fish and cook just until opaque all the way through, about 1 minute.
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Miller admits that the waiver process can be opaque and lengthy.
    — John Donvan, ABC News, 2 May 2024
  • But step inside and lock the door, and the walls become opaque.
    — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The slightly opaque form reflects light across your space.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Pine is a very strange and opaque figure even to himself, right?
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
  • As soon as the salmon begins to turn opaque, sprinkle in the wine.
    — Domenica Marchetti, charlotteobserver, 22 May 2018
  • As soon as the salmon begins to turn opaque, sprinkle in the wine.
    — Domenica Marchetti, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The fabric is opaque, and the shirt has no tags for a smooth finish.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
  • The fabric is opaque, and the shirt has no tags for a smooth finish.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Some boxy siphonophores only become opaque along their edges.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The market is opaque and elitist.
    — Magnus Resch, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Willis wore a see-through black dress covered in opaque large black polkadots.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Blume might have probed this kind of opaque friendship breakup in one of her novels.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2026
  • In commerce, the future is opaque.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Just add opaque tights, a moto jacket, and a cute beanie for an edgy-cool look.
    — Ariel Nagi, Seventeen, 13 Aug. 2014
  • This one comes in gold, silver, and white, and is slightly opaque to let light through.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2021
  • And the dream is really kind of this opaque and unknown thing.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • But that wasn't even the most opaque thing Sanders said Wednesday.
    — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2018
  • The fish is finished when the rosy hue of fish becomes opaque in color.
    — Mary G. Pepitone, kansascity.com, 16 May 2017
  • The tops and fronts of the keycaps are molded with an opaque plastic.
    — PC Magazine, 17 July 2025
  • The dream is really kind of this like, opaque and unknown thing.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Imagine if our skies were always filled with a thick layer of opaque clouds.
    — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 20 Jan. 2026

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