How to Use filmy in a Sentence

filmy

adjective

• Rather, the filmy membrane just beneath the shell dictates the overall shape of the egg.
  — Ben Guarino, sacbee.com, 22 June 2017
• You and everyone else can see the filmy white plastic right there.
  — Helin Jung, Cosmopolitan, 23 Mar. 2016
• Beyond the filmy white curtains, there was a vivid orange glow like the base of a rocket at lift-off.
  — David Canfield, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2019
• Don’t toss loose, filmy plastics in the recycling bins.
  — Elena Shao, SFChronicle.com, 9 Sep. 2019
• It's also found in the filmy coating created by some face masks and peels.
  — Allure, 17 Aug. 2018
• The hazy lighting and filmy shades lend themselves to the perfect backdrop for a weekend-long tryst with your love.
  — Sara Tardiff, ELLE Decor, 18 Aug. 2017
• Friends and strangers will bond, flower petals will swirl alongside spit and parchment, and a big plume of filmy whiteness — smoke?
  — Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com, 24 Oct. 2019
• Then our luck turns—in a tall, filmy, swirling pillar that is either a dust devil or a mirage.
  — Dava Sobel, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2011
• Dressed in a filmy gown slit up the sides, Yee performed her dance to live music, in a style that could be described as just short of a striptease.
  — Taylor Kate Brown, SFChronicle.com, 26 Aug. 2020
• For items that are dull, filmy, or just starting to discolor, mix a few drops of mild dish soap with warm water and dip in a soft cloth.
  — Lauren Smith, Good Housekeeping, 20 Nov. 2018
• For silver that is dull, filmy, or not yet discolored, mix a few drops of mild dish soap with warm water and dip in a soft cloth.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 21 Jan. 2021
• A small filmy window near the ceiling provided dim light.
  — Amy Henrickson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2017
• But the textures were a major drag for others: After a few sips, tasters detected the drink left a filmy coating on the roofs of their mouths.
  — Washington Post, 13 May 2021
• Often the bodily contours meld with filmy items of clothing that are fixed in place but seem to ripple.
  — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
• My dog’s kibble bag will end up in landfill, Stevenson said, because there’s no buyer for the filmy coating on the bag.
  — Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2019
• And even with a high SPF factor, the sunscreen is barely noticeable and doesn’t leave any filmy or sticky feeling.
  — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 2 Dec. 2022
• A student show followed, where everything from filmy gowns to sleek avant-garde pieces were on offer.
  — Veronique Hyland, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 May 2011
• This season, those dresses were a series of loose, filmy silk satin dresses with bell sleeves that fluttered as the models walked.
  — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Mar. 2023
• To modern eyes, Marie Antoinette looks pretty and natural in her filmy dress.
  — Nancy McDonell, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2018
• Or, use it to more gently clean a load of delicate but filmy crystal that needs freshening.
  — Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2022
• Pregnant but not showing, she's dressed in a filmy, gray-pink Lanvin top, a formfitting skirt, and pointy-toed Balmain heels.
  — Amy Wallace, Cosmopolitan, 25 Feb. 2013
• Then those eyes flashed brightly through their filmy heaviness, before the remainder of her face was well awake.
  — Tim Parks, The New York Review of Books, 10 July 2020
• Your eyes are the cockpit of a time machine, filmy wet orbs looking in the only direction any of us can ever look: backward.
  — Dennis Overbye, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2016
• For any type of stone, however, slathering on sanitizer can leave a filmy residue on the ring's surface that dulls its sparkle.
  — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2020
• Just don’t use more than what’s recommended in your user guide: That’ll leave a filmy residue on your fancy glassware.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 10 Apr. 2020
• Is there anything more satisfying than peeling a filmy mask off your face?
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
• At the moment, Athens doesn’t have a buyer for plastic bags, nor for milk and juice cartons with waxy-filmy material and plastic spouts.
  — Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2019
• The wipes remove fingerprints and greasy smears without leaving behind any filmy residue.
  — Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 17 Jan. 2023
• Men, including us, tend to avoid things that leave their skin feeling greasy, oily or filmy —which can make finding a moisturizer tricky.
  — Vanessa Powell, Men's Health, 25 Nov. 2022
• The front curtain is electric-blue taffeta, pulled aside to reveal a green velvet grotto, backed by a filmy gauze curtain, drawn in front of a curtain of silver lamé.
  — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024