How to Use prismatic in a Sentence

prismatic

adjective
  • As the sun set, the sky itself looked like one of her prismatic paintings.
    — Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 11 June 2023
  • This was, in part, what drew him to making a prismatic study of Callas.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Their glow stick-like hues aside, the pretty prismatic set was just $34.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 15 May 2017
  • So why not just use one big cell instead of the six separate prismatic ones?
    — Chad Kirchner, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2025
  • The result is a prismatic work of art that invites more questions.
    — Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Follow her lead and shop her top and more prismatic options below.
    — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The line will produce prismatic battery cells.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
  • Like facets in a jewel, such moments seem to put our lives into prismatic relief.
    — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2020
  • The Tribeca Sand mat has a prismatic pattern in warm jewel hues.
    — Kim Cook, The Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2017
  • Indeed, on my own decidedly brown skin, all three shades are rich and prismatic.
    — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 15 Feb. 2022
  • As the sun passes during the day, the frames gleam with changing prismatic colors against the darker glass.
    — Frank Edgerton Martin, Star Tribune, 18 Dec. 2020
  • Glass perfume bottles act as prismatic objets, and a marble slab styled with gold bijoux is part catchall, part art.
    — Jessica Dailey, ELLE Decor, 10 Sep. 2019
  • In a sea of prismatic high points during Sunday's show, a quieter moment stands out.
    — Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026
  • There’s no better way to break out of our sweatpants-and-sweatshirt cocoons than with a sublime, prismatic look.
    — Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 26 Apr. 2021
  • In the specs, both cars have prismatic cells from the same supplier, LG Chem.
    — Car and Driver, 18 Apr. 2020
  • How did the paradox of the universe, full of prismatic galaxies and endless emptiness, come to be?
    — New York Times, 17 May 2022
  • Enter Prism, a, well, prismatic addition to your bar that shines like a vibrant gem in the sunlight.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The film delivers a prismatic retelling of the Cooper saga through four of the case’s prime suspects, all of whom are now deceased.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020
  • But some days at recess, my classmates pulled the corners of their eyes back so that their prismatic green or blue pupils disappeared behind taut slits of skin.
    — Longreads, 1 Aug. 2017
  • Her prismatic hair and makeup echoed her tongue-in-cheek tunes in all the right ways — just as Lil Cherry intended.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 25 Mar. 2022
  • This non-stick formula is lightweight on the skin and the prismatic pigment ensures that your lips always capture some sparkle in the light.
    — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2024
  • This non-stick formula is lightweight on the skin and the prismatic pigment ensures that your lips always capture some sparkle in the light.
    — Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Inside, the parlor is mostly dark with brilliant, prismatic lights beaming from the dozens of pinball machines.
    — Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The submersible Esprit was also equipped with a rear-facing prismatic mirror that had been plucked from an Army tank.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Jeevan and Kirsten head east, the direction Frank liked to face in the mornings when the sun rose prismatic over the water.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2021
  • The first sign of fall—beyond a crispness in the air—is the transition of green and brown forests into prismatic seas of yellow, gold, orange, and red.
    — Daliah Singer, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Using the apartment's natural light as a guide, Tharp dictated prismatic schemes for each area.
    — Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful, 5 May 2023
  • Then there is the shop’s prismatic collection of staples, melted and tempered in-house into bonbons and chocolate bars.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Does this not sound precisely like the guy who’d drop 87 minutes of prismatic flute improv, new-age synth washes, and ayahuasca growls?
    — Pitchfork, 14 Dec. 2023
  • In the surreal music video for the track, the duo are intertwined and appear to showcase different sides of the same prismatic coin.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2024

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