How to Use cologne in a Sentence

cologne

noun
Definition of colognenext
  • She put on some cologne and combed her hair.
  • TV commercials for men's colognes.
  • Tears streamed down my face the whole night because of his cologne and my allergies.
    — Deanna White, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
  • What's Included: Filled with 25 gifts, the calendar is stocked with colognes, candles, body and hand washes, and lotions.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Did the shooting scripts get doused in the same cologne?
    — Judy Berman, Time, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The average shelf life of a cologne is three to five years.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Searching for the best colognes for men is quite the daunting task.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Smelling the cologne brought me back to that period of my life.
    — Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • His cousin, the guy with the cologne, hooked him up with Mulligan.
    — J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 25 June 2020
  • And for more options, check out our list of best men’s colognes.
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
  • There are the grandma perfumes, the first boyfriend colognes, the big mistakes.
    — Jamie Rosen, Town & Country, 18 Apr. 2014
  • The scent profile is the first thing that matters when choosing the best cologne.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The boy sprayed the worker in the eye with an aerosol cologne, then hit the worker in the head with a plastic garbage can.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 10 July 2021
  • Which is when Jayce blows in on a gust of cologne and drapes his arm over her shoulders.
    — Veronica Chambers, New York Times, 28 June 2019
  • Where the musk of teenage cologne once lingered, the stench of standing water crept in.
    — Mandy McLaren, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The best smelling cologne for men in 2022 is Atlantis from Blu Atlas.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 June 2022
  • There, in a dark room bathed in black light, man-smelling, stale with sweat and cologne, a show was about to begin.
    — New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • Most colognes just mask your body odor with notes of leather, oud, citrus, etc.
    — Brennan Kilbane, GQ, 10 May 2018
  • Of course, there's the timeless option of a classic cologne.
    — Allure, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Wochit His blood smells like cologne and his hands feel like rich brown suede.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 27 Apr. 2018
  • There is no set age when young men should start wearing cologne.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, a few of these colognes were Men's Health Grooming Award winners.
    — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 17 July 2023
  • Visser loves Valentino's cologne and buys it over and over again.
    — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 June 2019
  • Tell him that to get the most out of the cologne, apply it to his pulse points, where the warmth of his body will help activate the scent.
    — Annie Blackman, Allure, 21 Sep. 2024
  • His salty teen-boy cologne clung to his T-shirt, which had little rips at the neckline.
    — Sarah Stankorb, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The cologne starts with bright notes of bergamot, ginger and apple.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Pack up your tried and true perfume and kick your favorite cologne aside.
    — Valerie Butler, Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Read on for our picks of the best summer cologne for men—and two of Ilolahia’s favorites as well.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Above all, from the packaging to the scent pyramids, the colognes and perfumes are special.
    — Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 11 July 2024
  • Each cologne can be worn alone or layered with any of the others in the collection.
    — The Cut, 23 Feb. 2018

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