How to Use mahogany in a Sentence

mahogany

noun
  • On the main floor, mahogany and pine floors line the foyer.
    Lauren Ro, Curbed, 19 June 2018
  • The mahogany on the boat—and there is a lot of mahogany on the boat—is solid.
    Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
  • This deal is on the 55 x 28-inch version with the black frame and mahogany top.
    Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 13 July 2022
  • The grand mahogany bar, made in the Bowery, is marked with the date 1890, the year it was installed.
    Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022
  • The bar is mahogany, with a copper insert for ice; the shape is like the hull of a boat.
    Caitlin Kelly, House Beautiful, 24 July 2017
  • But the mahogany, which is used to warm up the stone, came by boat from Honduras.
    Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The French mahogany table in front of the leather settee?
    Kathleen Renda, House Beautiful, 2 June 2017
  • The French mahogany table in front of the leather settee?
    Kathleen Renda, House Beautiful, 2 June 2017
  • Shade 01 is a light beige nude, while shade 10 is a rich, deep mahogany.
    Sara Tan, refinery29.com, 30 Jan. 2024
  • All of the mahogany doors are new but are modeled after the circa-1850s look.
    Helena Madden, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2021
  • Walk through the double mahogany doors and the home is even more striking.
    Joey Morona, cleveland.com, 4 Aug. 2017
  • In walnut or mahogany with a red oak heart and maple face.
    Lisa Boone and Jessica Ritz, latimes.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Crosby once sailed the world in a 59-foot Honduran mahogany schooner called the Mayan.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The main bedroom’s four-poster mahogany bed was trimmed down and capped with bun feet.
    Shaila Wunderlich, Country Living, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Walking about the Delta King one is struck by the glass and brass fixtures, the plush rugs, the abundance of mahogany.
    Sacbee, sacbee.com, 3 June 2017
  • There are countless shades of brown, from light, sandy beige to dark mahogany.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The living room floor is a design made from teak and mahogany.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2020
  • The vintage mahogany table in the dining room is from Wyeth, and the chairs are 1920s Jean-Michel Frank.
    Carlos Mota, ELLE Decor, 7 July 2023
  • Months passed, maybe a year, yet Novak could not get that mahogany out of his mind.
    Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The whisky is a deep, rich mahogany with deep golden highlights.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Where Ipe or mahogany are strong and handsome hardwoods, the price points climb up.
    Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Built in Seattle, the floats were made of mahogany, and the wingspan measured 43 feet and 10 inches.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The Mandalay was tricked out with only the best — mahogany, brass, ivory fittings, a teak deck.
    Bonnie Gross, sun-sentinel.com, 20 June 2019
  • While the design of the cabinetry was timeless, the mahogany finish was in need of a change.
    Joe Fava, sun-sentinel.com, 8 July 2021
  • Brazilian mahogany lines the floors, and the kitchen adds black polished granite.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The Department's seventh-floor mahogany suites are cut off from the rest of the building.
    chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Rich mahogany splashes into the glass, then a fruity bouquet hits the nose.
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Choose from nine shades, ranging from mahogany to pink lilac, or top off with the bronze glow option.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 19 Nov. 2024
  • And, of course, no Hailey Bieber outfit is complete without a Rhode phone case—this time in mahogany.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Burgundy, or merlot, mahogany, bordeaux, has been one of the dominant red carpet trends from this fall.
    Marissa Muller, WWD, 4 Jan. 2025

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