How to Use translucent in a Sentence

translucent

adjective
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  • Even the air vents are translucent so as not to block any of the sun’s rays.
    — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • The sheets were lightweight and nearly translucent when held up to the light.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The top floor will have a courtyard with a translucent roof.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The world would be a safer place if concrete was translucent.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The skin, dark gold and translucent as stained glass, is pure crackle.
    — Ligaya Mishan Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • His seat near the translucent roof of the stadium cost about $500.
    — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2022
  • The church has a small steel-ribbed cupola faceted in translucent sheets of marble.
    — Curbed, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Look for opaque, white or pink shrimp once cooked with no translucent or grey parts.
    — Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 23 June 2023
  • When shopping, look for shrimp that is translucent and shiny.
    — Adina Steiman, WSJ, 4 May 2022
  • When hot, add the onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes until the onions are soft and translucent.
    — Corey Inscoe, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In the same pan, sauté the peppers and onion until soft and translucent, about 5-6 minutes.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Add the chopped onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 6-8 minutes.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Saute on medium heat until the onions are soft and translucent.
    — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Add the onion and 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt and saute until the onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.
    — Washington Post, 4 June 2021
  • If a recipe calls for sautéing onions until translucent, do that step on sauté mode.
    — Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Add chiles and onion; cook until onion is translucent but not browned.
    — Gabriela Camara, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2024
  • The dome, as seen here, had a translucent roof to allow the grass to grow, but glare caused the panes to be painted over, which in turn caused the grass to die.
    — Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Then, dip the nail in translucent powder and another layer of glue on the break.
    — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 19 Nov. 2022
  • When the sauce is reduced and the veggies are translucent, add the oysters and cook for a few minutes to meld the flavors.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Add the finely diced onion and saute until translucent.
    — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Cook, stirring, until the edges of the onion are translucent, about 2 minutes.
    — Beth Dooley Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 7 July 2021
  • Each set comes with three straight and three curved translucent pieces made from thick, multi-hued glass.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The vegetables were translucent with a bit of brown on the edges however, the rice was overdone and mushy.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
  • Add the rice and cook, stirring, until the grains turn translucent, about 2 minutes.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2021
  • Once the rice turns translucent, add white wine and stir, cooking until all the wine is absorbed.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Add the shallot and cook until soft and translucent, about three to four minutes.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Even the translucent, floor-length curtains around the dining room’s perimeter fall in gauzy waves.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Sauté for about three minutes, until the onions are translucent.
    — The Editors, Outside Online, 23 June 2022
  • The vinyl release includes four marbled, translucent LPs, accompanied by a 12-by-12 inch poster.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The material became the perfect solution for a corner that didn’t have walls, acting as a translucent partition to section off their space.
    — Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2024

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