How to Use luminosity in a Sentence

luminosity

noun
  • So, does this feel any different, and will the luminosity keep you awake at night?
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • This eye cream provides enough luminosity to act as a brow highlighter, too.
    — Tracy Perez Han, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
  • But for all its luminosity, the Zukofskys’ life seemed short on warmth.
    — Margalit Fox, New York Times, 20 June 2017
  • Inside the compact are two blush colors — a deep rosy blush and a pop shade that adds luminosity to my cheeks.
    — Nicole Saunders, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2020
  • There's a luminosity that still speaks.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Its name, Greek for sparkling, is fitting for its luminosity.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The luminosity of Wolf-Rayet stars is greater than that of the sun by as much as a million times.
    — Robert Lea, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But in Briney’s steady gaze, Harron found oceans of depth and a rare luminosity.
    — Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • The luminosity of a star is its total energy output in the form of light.
    — Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The luminosity of a star is its total energy output in the form of light.
    — ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The bright color adds an extra luminosity to her already-glowy face.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 28 June 2021
  • Right now, seaweed is growing apace, and the luminosity at night lights up the fish swimming and jumping ahead of us.
    — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Duchesse, twill and double satin will add luminosity and fluid movement to the structure of the pieces.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • In the dining room—a space meant to glow—a gold-leaf ceiling echoes the luminosity of the living room's platinum one.
    — Penelope Rowlands, ELLE Decor, 19 Feb. 2016
  • The contrast provides luminosity and a sense of movement that makes hair look light and healthy, as well as a bronzed effect.
    — María Diez, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2025
  • Whether bumps or pits, roughness or a distinct lack of luminosity, uneven skin texture impacts all of us at some point.
    — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Coloration, the luminosity and brightness of the skin is improved.
    — Emily Burns, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
  • But parts of it — the white cloud, the patch of light on the track in front of the horse, and the horse and rider themselves — glow with furious luminosity.
    — Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The spots begin to move, and slip-sliding traceries of luminosity explode.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
  • For several hours after my mini cryo session, my skin just looked brighter, as if the gold had transferred some of its luminosity.
    — Jenny Berg, Allure, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Formulated for dry skin, the silky mist soothes and hydrates the face while giving makeup a boost of luminosity.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Exactly what to use to achieve LuMee levels of luminosity on your skin.
    — Lauren Balsamo, Cosmopolitan, 16 July 2017
  • What sets the temperature and luminosity of a star?
    — Big Think, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The vodka boosts your color and cleanses mineral deposits from your hair, and the lemon juice adds luminosity.
    — Jessica Prince Erlich, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Nov. 2016
  • How can a paint and wallcoverings brand better showcase the depth of a color or the luminosity of a finish?
    — Asad Syrkett, Curbed, 30 Nov. 2018
  • The machine would then use the smartphone camera to measure the luminosity of the sample and determine whether the flu was present.
    — Issie Lapowsky, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2014
  • That suggests the rules governing black hole luminosity haven’t changed in at least 13 billion years.
    — ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
  • Masking options include live masks based on frequency band range, hue, or luminosity.
    — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The big uncertainty in all of this is the relationship between the luminosity of the object and the mass of the black hole.
    — ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026
  • Gatt adds that the product makes gray strands feel silkier and amplifies their natural luminosity.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025

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