eyeliner
Americannoun
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eyeliners
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of eyeliner
Example Sentences
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With her distinctive husky voice, tousled mane of blonde hair and black eyeliner, Tyler was instantly recognisable as the queen of the 1980s power ballad.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Either way, the onetime roommates and bandmates pioneered a discomfiting broken-doll aesthetic of smudged eyeliner, smeared lipstick and plastic barrettes clipped to hanks of bleached-out hair.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
My goth uniform included black Maybelline eyeliner; I used a lighter to heat the tip with before application.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Corsets, glitter, heavy eyeliner and dark tones mark a striking departure from the traditional image of an Irish folk musician, and it hasn't gone unnoticed.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Finally, I decide to go big and add eyeliner and mascara.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
It is a strategy that's worked; according to Lady Beckham, the company sells one of its Satin Kajal eyeliners every 30 seconds.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
It also revealed unhealthy amounts of lead in eyeliners and lipsticks, and arsenic in dark-tint makeup powders.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023
The line offers a range of color rock ’n’ roll looks, including liquid lipstick, amplified eyeshadows, prismatic eyeliners and eco-friendly glitter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2020
But in my case it is more down to laziness, losing eyeliners and mascara, and being exceptionally time-poor.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 7, 2019
I don’t touch Nadia’s hair stuff, but just to tease her I put the eyeliners in the cup where the toothbrushes live.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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