Sentences with 'cosmetic'
Example sentences and phrases with the word cosmetic and other words derived from it.
• « Indeed, the whole idea of human "race" derives largely from the slave trade; biologically, "race" is nothing more than a handful of unimportant cosmetic differences between people, but thanks to the history of enslavement of Africans, Europeans of the early modern period led the charge in describing "race" as some sort of fundamental human category, with some races supposedly enjoying "natural" superiority. That assumption would obviously cast a perverse shadow on the present. »
• « De la Barre applied a similar argument to non-European peoples, arguing that there were only cosmetic differences between what would later be called "races". »
• « To make the most of the décolleté during the winter and whenever very low-cut dresses are worn -only at night-, it is necessary not to forget to apply make-up. The cosmetic should be applied up to the bustline, finishing with a layer of translucent, slightly pink powder. »