How to Use hazel in a Sentence

hazel

1 of 2 noun
  • The gourds had swelled, and plump were the hazel shells.
    Lindsay Turner, The New York Review of Books, 25 May 2022
  • The child weighs 32 pounds and has blond hair and hazel eyes.
    Joe Robertson, kansascity, 24 Dec. 2017
  • The witch-hazel tree was doing the same thing that a piece can do.
    Adam Shatz, New York Times, 22 June 2017
  • Then teen has hazel eyes and brown hair that is dyed blue.
    oregonlive, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Her eyes are hazel, like Carter's, and her hair is bright white.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Osborn is a white male with hazel eyes and blonde hair.
    Anna Beahm, AL.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Kylee is white and has long dark blonde hair, hazel eyes and pink braces on her teeth.
    Dana Branham, Dallas News, 14 June 2020
  • Celeste is 3-0, 37 lbs. with blond hair and hazel eyes.
    Lucia I. Suarez Sang, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2018
  • He is described as 6 feet tall and 165 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.
    Chelsea Curtis, azcentral, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Johnson is 5 feet tall and weighs 160 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
    Maria Elena Vizcaino, Dallas News, 23 July 2019
  • She is described as 4’11 with light brown hair and hazel eyes.
    Juliet Muir, NBC News, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Eli is described as white with blonde hair and hazel eyes.
    Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2017
  • Ceaser is 5-foot-10, with a thin build, hazel eyes, and short, straight, dirty-blonde hair.
    Julie Shaw, Philly.com, 15 July 2017
  • And Cooper has face tattoos, hazel eyes and a short beard.
    Carli Teproff, miamiherald, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The treehouse is made from chestnut, with hazel, stag horn oak and larch nest cladding.
    Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 23 May 2019
  • Coifed and pretty, with a precise swipe of coral on her lips that brought out the gold flecks in her hazel eyes.
    Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post, 4 May 2020
  • Ward is described as five feet and six inches tall with brown hair and hazel eyes.
    Craig Hlavaty, Houston Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2018
  • Police described him as white, about 6 feet tall and 125 pounds with blond hair and hazel eyes.
    Loyd Brumfield, Dallas News, 4 Feb. 2020
  • The core sample hinted at how the site changed over time, from a forest of Scots pine and hazel to one of oak and some elm.
    Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019
  • The reddish tint of his beard, his hazel eyes and pale skin gave him the air of someone from the Black Sea or the Caucasus.
    New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • With his knife, Carl would lop off hazel branches and make walking sticks for us.
    Mark Hutchinson, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
  • When the flow of info resumed, so did the shots of Percy’s soulful hazel eyes.
    BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2019
  • Those sparkling hazel eyes were always looking for the good in people.
    John Stamos, Good Housekeeping, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Those sparkling hazel eyes were always looking for the good in people.
    John Stamos, Good Housekeeping, 1 May 2017
  • Looking back now, the long-and-lean 21-year-old with short blond hair and wide-set hazel eyes can laugh at himself.
    Jack Harris, latimes.com, 29 June 2019
  • Witch hazel has been a skin-care staple since Queen Victoria was on the throne.
    Taylore Glynn, Allure, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Her eyes were a deep hazel color, her bowed mouth was lush and full, and her long hair had the faintest copper-y hue to it.
    Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
  • According to the lab's results, the suspect has fair skin, green/hazel eyes, and blond/brown hair.
    Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2018
  • The tablet, which has rounded edges and corners, comes in three colors: porcelain, hazel and rose, and starts at $499.
    Samantha Kelly, CNN, 10 May 2023
  • Witch hazel is a natural plant extract that serves as a mild astringent, closing your pores to the grime that naturally builds up on your skin over the course of a day.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 May 2022
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hazel

2 of 2 adjective
  • In the United States, about 18% of people have hazel eyes.
    Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Daniels is white and about 5 feet, 7 inches, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The boy, who has a snub nose and wondering hazel eyes, is not at all afraid.
    David Denby, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
  • He is described as a white male with green or hazel eyes, and blond or red hair.
    Travis Fedschun, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Now in her early 40s, Magni has short brown hair and big hazel eyes.
    Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
  • According to the statement, Hansen is 5 foot, 3 inches, and has hazel eyes and brown hair.
    Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Fultz, who has long chestnut hair, hazel eyes, and thick glasses, had to finish the rounds early.
    Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
  • There’s an instinct to search his face for signs of his father, recognizable in Russert’s hazel eyes and the woolly curve of his brow.
    Kara Voght, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • Blue-eyed beauties take note: an eggplant mascara like this one makes green and hazel eyes look even greener.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 3 May 2018
  • The Locksmith actress, 40, has a condition called heterochromia, which is why one of her eyes is hazel and the other is blue.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Pugh paired the buzz with a full brow and a shimmery rose-gold eye shadow to play off her hazel eyes, using a similar warm pink on her cheeks and lips for a monochromatic effect with her hair color.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 July 2023
  • In addition to the music updates, Lil Nas changed his X profile photo and header image to that of a hazel eye and a red iteration of his Montero logo.
    Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Darcy used a shimmery baby blue color to set off Bieber's hazel eyes and applied it all over her lids, but left her brow bone bare so the color was concentrated just on the lid — key to keeping the look modern and not costumey.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 26 June 2023
  • Kelly Clarkson‘s famously hazel eyes welled with tears this week as Henry Winkler offered words of encouragement to her dyslexic child.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Hovering above 6 feet tall with hazel eyes and hair streaked with gray, David Breaux was a graduate of Stanford University and had been an aspiring screenwriter.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 5 June 2023
  • Chanel released the first image from the campaign on Wednesday and in the stunning closeup shot, K-Stew is shown in profile, staring determinedly ahead, wearing nothing but her pre-buzz locks, bright hazel eyes, and dewy, natural makeup.
    Andrea Park, Allure, 17 Aug. 2017
  • In the United States, about 18% of people have hazel eyes.
    Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Daniels is white and about 5 feet, 7 inches, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The boy, who has a snub nose and wondering hazel eyes, is not at all afraid.
    David Denby, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2017
  • He is described as a white male with green or hazel eyes, and blond or red hair.
    Travis Fedschun, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018
  • Now in her early 40s, Magni has short brown hair and big hazel eyes.
    Jordan Michael Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2024
  • According to the statement, Hansen is 5 foot, 3 inches, and has hazel eyes and brown hair.
    Kye Graves, The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Fultz, who has long chestnut hair, hazel eyes, and thick glasses, had to finish the rounds early.
    Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
  • There’s an instinct to search his face for signs of his father, recognizable in Russert’s hazel eyes and the woolly curve of his brow.
    Kara Voght, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • Blue-eyed beauties take note: an eggplant mascara like this one makes green and hazel eyes look even greener.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 3 May 2018
  • The Locksmith actress, 40, has a condition called heterochromia, which is why one of her eyes is hazel and the other is blue.
    Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Pugh paired the buzz with a full brow and a shimmery rose-gold eye shadow to play off her hazel eyes, using a similar warm pink on her cheeks and lips for a monochromatic effect with her hair color.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 July 2023
  • In addition to the music updates, Lil Nas changed his X profile photo and header image to that of a hazel eye and a red iteration of his Montero logo.
    Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 3 Jan. 2024
  • Darcy used a shimmery baby blue color to set off Bieber's hazel eyes and applied it all over her lids, but left her brow bone bare so the color was concentrated just on the lid — key to keeping the look modern and not costumey.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 26 June 2023
  • Kelly Clarkson‘s famously hazel eyes welled with tears this week as Henry Winkler offered words of encouragement to her dyslexic child.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2023

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