How to Use war paint in a Sentence

war paint

noun

• She piled on the war paint.
• In sci-fi color schemes, her rave-ready makeup can be used as face paint or war paint.
  — Maggie Lange, Allure, 20 Dec. 2021
• And the school has promised that no matter what, students will no longer be allowed to paint themselves red and put on war paint.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Nov. 2020
• Putting on the war paint before my @foxandfriends interview this morning.
  — Jessica Kwong, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2018
• And that has led to a tradition of white students dressing up as the Native mascot and others painting themselves red and putting on war paint to attend games.
  — Courtney Tanner, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2020
• For a start, there’s something inherently fortifying about slicking on a coat of war paint.
  — April Long, Town & Country, 4 Dec. 2020
• One girl smears menstrual blood on her face like war paint; another fantasizes about giving birth, smashing her newborn's head on the rocks and force-feeding the corpse to her rivals.
  — Sara Stewart, CNN, 8 Jan. 2022
• One girl smears menstrual blood on her face like war paint; another fantasizes about giving birth, smashing her newborn’s head on the rocks and force-feeding the corpse to her rivals.
  — Amanda Hess, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2019
• Sitcom Indians wear feathers and war paint and say mystical things in halting English.
  — Carolina A. Miranda, latimes.com, 30 Jan. 2018
• There was something ceremonious about drinking that SlimFast, like putting on war paint.
  — Ottessa Moshfegh, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020
• For athletic events, we were encouraged by teachers and administrators, most of whom were also white, to dress up in Native American-like gear and war paint.
  — New York Times, 30 June 2021
• Sorry, that won’t work either: Some Washington fans would see it as an invitation to continue dressing up as play Indians — more white guys in war paint.
  — Erik Brady, USA TODAY, 9 July 2020
• Because season one's events existed in a vacuum — a time loop, to be exact — that war paint was exactly the same in every single episode: electric blue, graphic eyeliner.
  — Taylore Glynn, Allure, 20 Apr. 2022
• After weeks of persistent persuasion, Stills accepted teammate Isaac Asiata’s offer to put on the same facial war paint which the Dolphins guard is known for wearing during games.
  — Andre C. Fernandez, miamiherald, 22 Oct. 2017
• Bindis, feathered headpieces, dashikis, war paint: Coachella street style is mired in cultural appropriation.
  — Jessica Andrews, Teen Vogue, 13 Apr. 2018
• The Super Bowl champion Chiefs had already prohibited fans from wearing headdresses or war paint amid a push for more cultural sensitivity.
  — CBS News, 11 Sep. 2020

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024