complexion - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • brighten: Naturally exfoliate and brighten the complexion with this non-drying, rebalancing preparation.
  • tan: The first offender is described as having a tanned complexion and short black hair.
  • alter: Then, in his next over, Hoggard claimed two in two balls, a double strike which altered the complexion of the contest.
  • enhance: For photo portraits, users can remove red-eye effects and enhance the complexion of subjects with a Beautify Skin option.
  • put: Well, a Latin flavor might put a different complexion on things perhaps?
  • improve: Thought to provide therapy for gall stones and urinary complaints and improve complexion and vision.

Adjective modifier

  • ruddy: Height 5ft 5ΒΌ ins - ruddy complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes, nose inclined to left, diagonal scar on left eyebrow.
  • sallow: He has brown, short hair, dark eyes, a sallow complexion & several marks of the smallpox.
  • radiant: Here are some other ways to a radiant complexion on your wedding day.
  • blotchy: Absolutes of Honey and Rose help desensitize and comfort red, blotchy complexions.
  • glowing: Have a glowing healthy complexion from just few minutes a day.

Modifies a noun

  • problem: The vitamin A in carrot juice helps the liver flush out toxins from the body - toxins that cause complexion problems.

Noun used with modifier

  • skin: In the example below, we selected Pale to give the subject a lighter skin complexion.
  • cream: Joel was a plump lad with a very peaches and cream complexion.
  • gold: Golden Bitter is a light summer drink with a honey gold complexion.

Possessives

  • smoker: An example: The lackluster pallor of a smoker's complexion is a result of inadequately nourished skin cells.

Preposition: of

  • game: Once Rangers began playing football, the complexion of the game changed.
  • government: Whatever the political complexion of the central government, there would have been concern with crime prevention.
  • society: How should museums respond to the changing complexion of society, to multiculturalism and the legacy of Empire?

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