How to Use translucence in a Sentence

translucence

noun
  • There's a bit of translucence on the edges of the fire people.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2023
  • While some fish use bright lights, others have evolved into a state of translucence.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2019
  • While the centerpiece is quite tall, guests can still chat freely due to its translucence.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 9 Dec. 2022
  • To hell with the subtle translucence of chicken stock, or a muted vegetable broth.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The fibers and translucence of jellyfish and deep water life were a key theme in the 19 looks.
    — Washington Post, 1 July 2019
  • For iridescence and translucence, the Judson windows are hard to match.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 21 Nov. 2020
  • Solution 1 Add airy art to mimic the translucence of the acrylic table.
    — Eleanore Park, WSJ, 15 Mar. 2019
  • Kites’ bold, playful riffs on the rapper’s chain trades silver and gold for translucence and a bit of childhood nostalgia.
    — Jessi Roti, chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2019
  • Because these noodles, which get their English name because of their translucence, are super-light and springy, and gluten-free.
    — Joe Yonan, The Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2019
  • The mirrors that Smith has built distill confusion into a wondrous translucence.
    — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2019
  • Zenon's solos proved comparably adroit, and there was no mistaking his signature translucence of sound.
    — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 7 May 2017
  • For even in a large auditorium, there was no mistaking the airy translucence of her sound, nor the cerebral quality of her phrase-making.
    — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 27 Jan. 2018
  • Glass frogs, which exhibit varying degrees of skin translucence, are another example.
    — Luna Shyr, Wired, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Low level nimbostratus clouds were everywhere, mostly opaque with patches of translucence.
    — Sharman Apt Russell, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2018
  • The tights offer a subtle translucence for an elegant look while still maintaining some coverage, bringing just the right amount of sheerness to any outfit.
    — L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The agate’s translucence bestows celestiality on both images.
    — Judith H. Dobrzynski, WSJ, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The lifespan of the authentic teen drama that introduced viewers to Danes’ unique emotional translucence, counted in episodes.
    — Carla Meyer, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
  • Light to the point of translucence, this wine smells like Juicyfruit gum, cranberry and pomegranate, with a textural grip that comes from its whole-cluster fermentation.
    — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 May 2018
  • Notable for their saucer-like shape, translucence and thin, trailing tentacles, jellyfish can be visually mesmerizing.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2023
  • His signature technique involved thinning the pigment to near-translucence, then applying it layer over layer to create a luminous, glaze-like finish.
    — Susan Delson, WSJ, 29 Oct. 2021
  • The work morphs with the day’s light, moving between opacity and translucence, at times monochromatic and other times featuring bleeding color blocks, like a Rothko painting.
    — Deborah Vankinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2022
  • For instance, the translucence of the spectral ghosts simply differentiates between enemies that can move through walls and enemies that are corporeal.
    — Giaco Furino, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2016
  • The objects’ sensuous detail — the delicate translucence of the jade objects, humming with an electric current of green and yellow — clashes with the sterility of the white shelves on which they’re arranged.
    — Max Pearl, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2021
  • So though there's a great deal to admire in the translucence of her ensemble's sound and the arid nature of its textures on the recording, the Constellation show brought forth tones and overtones only a live performance can yield.
    — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 18 June 2017
  • There’s a startling translucence to her performance, a willingness to let emotions bleed through gently and unforcedly, that matches the unhurried grace and circumspection of the filmmaking.
    — Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Here in the Pacific Northwest, our dominant evergreens are unchanged, but my neighborhood is dotted with maples whose remaining leaves have thinned to translucence, glowing in rays of weakening sun.
    — Morgan Lockhart, PEOPLE, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Nevertheless, the drawings, which depict bony and fleshy forms that dance ecstatically across the picture plane, appear to be lighted from within in ways that hint at Hesse’s subsequent interest in the translucence of fiberglass and plastic.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland, 3 Apr. 2022
  • For all the intricacies of Tukes’ phrase-making here, however, the crispness of his instrumental attacks and translucence of his tone stood out, with guitarist Peter Lerner echoing this approach.
    — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2017
  • Capote picked a few charms from each woman and mixed, rendering the character in full with Carol’s whispery translucence, Gloria’s imaginative fancies, Marguerite’s bubbling bonhomie, and Doris looking spritely advantageous.
    — Callahan Tormey, Town & Country, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Beyond their visual character—from the deep intensity of Carbon TPT® to the vivid translucence of White Quartz TPT® and the understated tone of Grey Quartz TPT®—the materials deliver functional attributes including scratch resistance, shock absorption and weight reduction.
    — Richard Mille Contributor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

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