How to Use cologne in a Sentence

cologne

noun

• She put on some cologne and combed her hair.
• TV commercials for men's colognes.
• 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
• Tears streamed down my face the whole night because of his cologne and my allergies.
  — Deanna White, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024
• Above all, from the packaging to the scent pyramids, the colognes and perfumes are special.
  — Michael Stefanov, Robb Report, 11 July 2024
• For seasoned gifters who have long moved past the easy fix of socks and cologne, a custom suit might be just the thing that strikes the balance between practicality and flair.
  — Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
• If your own personal Proust's madeleine happens to involve beer, barstools, and everything else found at last call at your favorite watering hole, there's now a cologne for that.
  — Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Jan 2025