How to Use pigment in a Sentence

pigment

1 of 2 noun
  • Melanin is a pigment that gives color to skin and fur.
  • Red pigment is mixed into the ink.
  • Chlorophyll is a group of green pigments.
  • Pigments are used to give color to paint, ink, and plastic.
  • Albinos lack normal skin pigment.
  • Leaves have to make a new pigment to turn red.
    — Berly McCoy, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
  • There is a wide range of colors of dry pigments.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
  • White cats get their color from a lack of pigment in their fur.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • And these pigment pros aren’t here to gatekeep.
    — Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
  • Melanin is a pigment that gives your eyes, hair, and skin color.
    — Anthea Levi, Health, 30 Oct. 2023
  • These pigment cells come in packets called melanosomes.
    — Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Use a tapered brush to blend—but be quick, the pigment dries fast.
    — Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Melanocytes are the cells that make melanin, giving skin its pigment.
    — Adam England, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • The pigment goes on like a dream, my cheeks look lively, and the best part?
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
  • But the truth is that the red stain is due to pigments from their body fluids.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
  • You’ll be left with the perfect amount of pigment to do all of the above and more.
    — Sarah Kinonen, Allure, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The lack of sunlight also means the fish do not have any pigment.
    — Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Blue Eyes produce a true blue pigment.
    — Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
  • Look out for texture or pigment changes to know when to replace.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The light is absorbed by the pigment, or melanin, in the hair itself.
    — Lisa Mulcahy, Good Housekeeping, 16 June 2023
  • And then, got some optics and physics of color, and some odd bird pigments.
    — Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Hair turns gray when pigment-producing cells slow down.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Lip balm or gloss can be a little too thick, and in this case, the pigment might not cling as well.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The pigment lasts all day without smearing.
    — Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Ochre is an orange pigment that is made from iron-rich minerals.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The heat can set what’s left of the polish/pigment into the fabric fibers.
    — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 11 Jan. 2026
  • All that said, the placement of this pretty pigment matters a lot.
    — Paige Stables, Allure, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Paige makes her own plasters, adding her own pigments to a marble plaster base.
    — Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025
  • So does melanin, the pigment that helps determine skin, hair and eye color.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Choose a liquid blush for a pop of flattering pigment.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026

pigment

2 of 2 verb
  • Smith has turned this dirt to pigment and uses it now to paint her own mountain.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Nov. 2022
  • It should be brightly pigmented and easy to read.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Are your eyeshadows pigmented enough to show up on my skin tone?
    — Jackie Aina, Glamour, 7 Dec. 2018
  • And as always, the shadows are pigmented and easy to work with.
    — Glamour, 3 Apr. 2019
  • This comfy, glossy lip color is uber pigmented with just one swipe.
    — ELLE, 12 May 2023
  • Even better, the mattes are richly pigmented and easy to blend, so there's none of that dry, crumbly fallout.
    — Lily Wohlner, Allure, 19 Dec. 2025
  • About 75 percent of her neck, chest, forearms and shins were re-pigmented with color.
    — Serena Gordon, chicagotribune.com, 8 Feb. 2018
  • The metallics are super metallic, and the mattes appear to be just as pigmented as Huda promised.
    — Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 14 May 2018
  • Some waxy and pigmented stains dissolve best with rubbing alcohol.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Mented, derived from the word 'pigmented', was launched in the spring of 2017.
    — Dorean K. Collins, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2017
  • This product is seriously pigmented — a little goes a long way — and doesn’t fade even after hours of wear.
    — Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
  • On the other hand, liquid lipstick lasts longer, does not require a liner, and is highly pigmented.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
  • Those extra pathways can pigment terms, weaponize musical notes, or even ruin a first date with a rather putrid-tasting name.
    — Marion Renault, Popular Science, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Their scales are so deeply pigmented that the deep purple remains even when preserved for research, when color is usually lost.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 7 Dec. 2019
  • The matte shades are super pigmented and apply smoothly, staying in place without drying out your pout.
    — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, 26 Jan. 2018
  • An effective dark-circle concealer is one that’s pigmented enough to hide the bluish shadows but lightweight enough to not look caked on.
    — Rebecca Norris, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
  • Their scales are so deeply pigmented that the deep purple remains even during the preservation process, when color is usually lost.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 11 July 2019
  • Judging by the very first pictures of the collection, the lipsticks, which have been in the pipeline for two years, look brilliantly pigmented.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 21 Jan. 2020
  • This under eye treatment is actually pigmented to act as a light concealer for those who may want extra coverage or who want to go makeup-free.
    — Popular Science, 3 Nov. 2019
  • It's pigmented, beautifully blendable, and perfected my skin in a way that no other concealer had before it.
    — Tynan Sinks, Allure, 27 June 2018
  • Flora Shadow palettes feature beautiful shades that are fully pigmented, easy to blend and buildable.
    — ABC News, 1 June 2026
  • Additional videos showed swatches of the makeup, detailing how pigmented the colors truly are.
    — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 4 May 2019
  • Creamy and well-pigmented, this is designed to tint the lips with barely-there color, applied without precision, and flushed out with the smudger tool on the opposite end of the crayon.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 22 May 2026
  • Kedzie intended the book as a warning to those tempted to purchase the wallpaper, which was more richly and subtly pigmented than earlier designs.
    — Erin Blakemore, Washington Post, 19 May 2018
  • Killawatt Freestyle Highlighter, $34 Super pigmented powder compacts, four of which are duo shades.
    — Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 8 Sep. 2017
  • Keep the areas on your forehead, nose, and cheeks super-pigmented, and focus on blending out only the edges and harsh lines with a sponge, like the Beauty Blender.
    — Brooke Shunatona, Cosmopolitan, 30 June 2017
  • Judging by the swatches, the glosses look perfect for layering over a bold color or worn alone — they're pigmented enough to take center stage, and subtle enough to play a supporting role.
    — Marissa Miller, Teen Vogue, 2 Apr. 2018
  • In fact, his eclectic mix of furniture, jewel-bright color schemes, and pigmented concrete floors would be equally at home in a metropolitan apartment.
    — Hilary Robertson, ELLE Decor, 7 Feb. 2012
  • The formulas are super-long wear, richly pigmented and finely-milled, resulting in a velvety texture and insane color payoff.
    — Gillian Fuller, Teen Vogue, 13 Sep. 2017
  • Celebrity hairstylist Kim Kimble launched a line of hair-coloring wax that's pigmented enough to show up on black hair and can be washed off easily with just shampoo.
    — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 14 Apr. 2023

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