How to Use telegenic in a Sentence

telegenic

adjective
  • The long, less telegenic drought has been far more ruinous to farms and livelihoods.
    — Time, 23 Jan. 2020
  • Now, celeb hosts are taking a back seat to very telegenic dogs while the pups do tricks, solve puzzles, and get makeovers.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 July 2021
  • The camera trains on his telegenic face, his friendly eyes wide with awe at the memory.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 6 June 2017
  • Differences in background or class sometimes arise, but the telegenic oomph makes up for it.
    — New York Times, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Or maybe a gender-defying pro-wrestler who’s also very telegenic?
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The food on the plate is important, yes, but the winner also must be bursting with telegenic charm.
    — David Martindale, star-telegram.com, 1 June 2017
  • No, but their frantic attempts to find their friend while managing their own hormones are at least more telegenic.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 19 June 2026
  • Led by a telegenic talent who shared my first name, the team achieved dynastic dominance before the end of the decade.
    — Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 16 Apr. 2018
  • From telegenic looks to savvy social media, here are the traits that can turn athletes into millionaires.
    — Rafael Nam, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In a moment of very telegenic anger, Robby opts not to re-tie his gi, and instead rips it off completely.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 Jan. 2022
  • Their telegenic union may be a lesson in overcoming the orthodoxies that divide us.
    — New York Times, 11 July 2018
  • Naomi was more telegenic and engaging with crowds, while Wynonna was more reserved but a better singer.
    — New York Times, 30 Apr. 2022
  • First, the typical channel- surfer would not find these panelists the most telegenic or articulate folks on the dial.
    — Evan I. Schwartz, WIRED, 1 Jan. 1994
  • The process of carving is fascinating and telegenic, and the finished pieces are often stunning.
    — Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Sponsors embraced Johnson, who was telegenic, polished and charming at a time the sport was reaching new fans.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Mueller’s halting, monosyllabic style could hardly be described as telegenic and, in this case, the book was better than the movie.
    — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 24 July 2019
  • Recent weeks have proven the exception to the rule though, as the telegenic Prince Harry set the media aflame.
    — Rhonda Garelick, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The bags beneath her large blue eyes are already deep, and her telegenic charm, the charm that would captivate an entire country, is already there.
    — Nadja Spiegelman, The New York Review of Books, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Ms Gideon is telegenic and a prodigious fundraiser, raking in more this cycle than Ms Collins.
    — The Economist, 20 June 2020
  • This has led some to wonder whether the telegenic 39-year-old is looking outside of electoral politics for her next move.
    — W. James Antle Iii, Washington Examiner, 27 Dec. 2020
  • Both have been reliably progressive votes in their current roles and telegenic faces across cable news and social media.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • His interviewer was a telegenic broadcaster with gelled black hair named Yair Lapid.
    — Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 13 June 2021
  • Fishman hadn’t realized that the camera would now see his feet; his black suède shoes looked worn and comfortable but not exactly telegenic.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023
  • In the lounge, the host looked on as hotel guests had uni toasts and dirty martini oysters while telegenic 30-somethings waited for a seat at the bar.
    — Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Rodrigo’s fans are young—some very young—and her music is perky, composed, and telegenic in a way that can distract from how much darkness and loathing lurk within it.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The telegenic 55-year-old won’t run even if aging President Biden, 80, does not.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But the ’Ndrangheta, the least telegenic and most publicity-shy of Italy’s Mafias, is the most aggressive.
    — Rachel Donadio, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Millions cheered in May after the election of a telegenic young president who wants to make Paris the new London.
    — Linda Hervieux, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2017
  • France secured the top spot this year, on the back of the election of the telegenic 39-year-old Emmanuel Macron as president.
    — Petra Cahill, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The skyline of lush mountains and dense skyscrapers, one of the most telegenic on Earth, is practically a character in itself.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026

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