How to Use waxy in a Sentence

waxy

adjective

• The polish left a waxy residue.
• Kelvin plucks a tiny, waxy tube from the trunk of a mopani tree.
  — Ken Geiger, National Geographic, 17 June 2019
• The scale gets its name from the waxy shell covering its body.
  — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, 28 June 2017
• Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that’s found in all the cells in your body.
  — Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 20 Feb. 2024
• Cholesterol is the waxy, fat-like substance found in many foods.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 21 Feb. 2020
• Its whipped, mayonnaise-like texture made up for the waxy paste of the cheese.
  — Tia Keenan, Bon Appetit, 20 Mar. 2017
• Its whipped, mayonnaise-like texture made up for the waxy paste of the cheese.
  — Tia Keenan, Bon Appetit, 20 Mar. 2017
• For those who like to walk on the wild side, how about a pouty plum lip or a waxy hair paste prime for spike-making?
  — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2017
• The potato wrapped in foil was waxy and had a hard texture even when fully cooked.
  — Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2020
• There is no waxy feeling at the back of your tongue from the fryer fat, no aftertaste of the oil.
  — Tejal Rao, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2023
• Cholesterol is a waxy fat that’s churned out by your liver.
  — Amy Norton, SELF, 12 Dec. 2023
• That allows the smaller droplets to coat the waxy leaves more uniformly.
  — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 13 Feb. 2020
• Just rub some of this waxy paste in your mane from root to tip and feel your hair get an instant second life.
  — Max Berlinger, GQ, 12 Jan. 2018
• The waxy consistency will act like tape to hold the color down longer.
  — Alexandra Tunell, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Nov. 2016
• Wu wore a floral dress with swirls of turquoise, and a waxy white orchid was about to be pinned behind her ear.
  — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2019
• Do not spritz aeroids like pothos, monsteras, or peace lilies — anything with a waxy leafy look, says Satch.
  — NBC News, 31 Oct. 2019
• The white, cottony look is due to a waxy coating that conceals the insects and their egg masses.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 29 June 2019
• This is most likely a jab at the acting on Riverdale, which Cole seems to be implying is waxy and fake.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 20 May 2020
• Tailgating is no longer the home of cold, waxy pizza and scrawny wings swimming in cold grease.
  — The Editors, Field & Stream, 20 Nov. 2019
• The tumors have spread through his rail-thin body, his bones jutting out under waxy skin.
  — Melody Schreiber, The New Republic, 18 May 2018
• In May of this year, the waxy substance washed up onto the beaches of North Yorkshire, England.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 20 July 2017
• During the winter when skin is drier, a waxy pencil can create the same type of hold.
  — Tiffany Dodson, SELF, 20 Sep. 2017
• Upstate Abundance potatoes are small, ivory-skinned and when cooked are more fluffy than waxy.
  — Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2023
• The blooms have intense waxy coloring just like a clown’s makeup at the circus.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 31 Oct. 2019
• Egg masses are an inch long and often smooth and brownish gray with a shiny, waxy coating.
  — USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2019
• At the opposite, waxy end, are red and baby/new potatoes.
  — Julie Giuffrida, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2023
• Mosquitoes lay eggs in the rainwater that pools where the waxy leaves converge.
  — Devi Shastri, jsonline.com, 13 July 2017
• This liquid polish won’t leave any waxy build-up and can help reverse damage caused by any wax build-up in the past.
  — Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2023
• And this fall, the new(ish) closet staple is back and better than ever with chic, waxy iterations from Loewe to Nili Lotan.
  — Vogue Shopping Editors, Vogue, 2 Aug. 2024
• The McDonald’s bun tends to have a curious plastic, almost waxy quality to it.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Oct 2024