How to Use translucent in a Sentence

translucent

adjective

• Even the air vents are translucent so as not to block any of the sun’s rays.
  — Dino Grandoni, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
• The sheets were lightweight and nearly translucent when held up to the light.
  — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2023
• The top floor will have a courtyard with a translucent roof.
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2021
• The world would be a safer place if concrete was translucent.
  — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2023
• The skin, dark gold and translucent as stained glass, is pure crackle.
  — Ligaya Mishan Kyoko Hamada, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
• His seat near the translucent roof of the stadium cost about $500.
  — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Jan. 2022
• The church has a small steel-ribbed cupola faceted in translucent sheets of marble.
  — Curbed, 6 Dec. 2022
• Look for opaque, white or pink shrimp once cooked with no translucent or grey parts.
  — Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 23 June 2023
• When shopping, look for shrimp that is translucent and shiny.
  — Adina Steiman, WSJ, 4 May 2022
• When hot, add the onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes until the onions are soft and translucent.
  — Corey Inscoe, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• In the same pan, sauté the peppers and onion until soft and translucent, about 5-6 minutes.
  — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2022
• Add the chopped onion and cook until soft and translucent, about 6-8 minutes.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2021
• Saute on medium heat until the onions are soft and translucent.
  — Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Dec. 2022
• Add the onion and 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt and saute until the onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.
  — Washington Post, 4 June 2021
• If a recipe calls for sautéing onions until translucent, do that step on sauté mode.
  — Magdalena O'Neal, Sunset Magazine, 15 Feb. 2022
• Add chiles and onion; cook until onion is translucent but not browned.
  — Gabriela Camara, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 May 2024
• The dome, as seen here, had a translucent roof to allow the grass to grow, but glare caused the panes to be painted over, which in turn caused the grass to die.
  — Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, 8 Feb. 2023
• Then, dip the nail in translucent powder and another layer of glue on the break.
  — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 19 Nov. 2022
• When the sauce is reduced and the veggies are translucent, add the oysters and cook for a few minutes to meld the flavors.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 13 Mar. 2024
• Add the finely diced onion and saute until translucent.
  — Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
• Cook, stirring, until the edges of the onion are translucent, about 2 minutes.
  — Beth Dooley Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 7 July 2021
• Each set comes with three straight and three curved translucent pieces made from thick, multi-hued glass.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023
• The vegetables were translucent with a bit of brown on the edges however, the rice was overdone and mushy.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
• Add the rice and cook, stirring, until the grains turn translucent, about 2 minutes.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 27 July 2021
• Once the rice turns translucent, add white wine and stir, cooking until all the wine is absorbed.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
• Add the shallot and cook until soft and translucent, about three to four minutes.
  — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2022
• Even the translucent, floor-length curtains around the dining room’s perimeter fall in gauzy waves.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 23 Sep. 2022
• Sauté for about three minutes, until the onions are translucent.
  — The Editors, Outside Online, 23 June 2022
• The unusual translucent design will stand out, as will the blue backlit keyboard.
  — Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
• Often mistaken for a fungus, the plant is a pale, translucent white in bloom—sometimes tinted pink or, rarely, a deep red.
  — Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024