How to Use travertine in a Sentence

travertine

noun
Definition of travertinenext
  • The floor is tiled in travertine and cross-sections of wood.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The same idea applies to the 12-by-36-inch travertine marble tiles in the bathroom.
    — ​kathleen Hackett, House Beautiful, 26 May 2017
  • The same idea applies to the 12-by-36-inch travertine marble tiles in the bathroom.
    — Kathleen Hackett, House Beautiful, 26 May 2017
  • Or guests may simply wish to retire to their rooms to take in the dreamy travertine vibes.
    — Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The floor is travertine, and just off the bedroom, there’s a walk-in closet and en suite bathroom.
    — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The walls were made of brick covered in shining white travertine.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 5 May 2017
  • In the main bathroom area, vintage white travertine is as restful to the eye as the giant tub is to the body.
    — Susan Kleinman, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
  • Turquoise streams rush whole out of rust red cliffs and cascade through travertine pools.
    — Frederick Reimers, Outside Online, 4 Dec. 2018
  • The travertine table is custom, the vintage chairs are by Afra and Tobia Scarpa, and the sconces are by Pinch.
    — Catherine Hong, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Near the entrance, travertine walls complement the color of the façade.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The house comes with coffered ceilings, a gourmet kitchen and travertine tile flooring.
    — Ebony Day, azcentral, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Blue-, orange-, and green-hued rooms have travertine showers and feather beds.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2017
  • There is also a gym, a music room and a travertine-walled spa with two soaking tubs.
    — Candace Taylor, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2020
  • The pool has a Pebble Tec surface and travertine coping.
    — Dallas News, 8 Nov. 2020
  • In the evening, the piping voices of a handful of Italian children playing in the town square echoed against the travertine façade of the cathedral.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2021
  • There will also be urns, bowls and candlesticks made of travertine and brass.
    — Sarah Medford, WSJ, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Its walls and walkways are made of pale travertine, mined from an ancient quarry east of Rome.
    — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2023
  • In its place will be travertine floors and muted oak, rattan and wicker.
    — Christina Binkley, WSJ, 12 July 2021
  • Floor tiles are a mix of marble, travertine, sandstone and local coral stone.
    — Alison Gregor, New York Times, 22 June 2022
  • Researchers dated the travertine rocks to between 27 and 25 B.C.
    — Isis Davis-Marks, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Spiraling pewter inserts in the kitchen’s travertine floor match the pewter drawer pulls.
    — Jeastman, oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023
  • There a multicolored natural stone was first added on the walls and the area that surrounds a whirlpool tub; and a travertine was used on the floor.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 May 2020
  • So, too, is the dining table, a Carlo Scarpa design from the 1970s made of solid travertine.
    — Robert Ruffino, House Beautiful, 28 June 2019
  • In time, the layers accrue into thick, opaque travertine rock.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2024
  • The warmth of the travertine compliments the two-toned wood and beige color of the Soho Studio accent tile, which wraps in front of the pony wall and around the perimeter of the bathroom.
    — Monica Mercuri, House Beautiful, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Then, when cut off from water, the travertine hardens into stone.
    — Nicoletta Lanese, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2021
  • The pool and outdoor living deck are a combination of IPE wood and travertine.
    — Blake Miller, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Case in point: the travertine in the lifts and a cascading chandelier in the lobby remain unchanged.
    — Kissa Castañeda, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • While lamps with chrome or brass finishes serve as radiant and eye-catching accents, those made with marble, terra-cotta, or travertine can add texture to a sleek space.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Updated bathrooms have a Roman bathhouse feel with arches inlaid in travertine and new wall-to-wall marble vanities.
    — Jen Salerno Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2024

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