How to Use cologne in a Sentence

cologne

noun
  • Visser loves Valentino's cologne and buys it over and over again.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 June 2019
  • Maybe a splash of cologne to sing of their superiority.
    Ernest Slyman, New York Times, 21 June 2018
  • There’s no doubt some Father’s Day gifts last weekend included cologne or a neck tie.
    Gregory Tejeda, Daily Southtown, 17 June 2019
  • Even Evelyn could see that their clothes were good—expensive, made with fine cloth—and the one who’d kissed her hand smelled of some subtle cologne.
    Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
  • On the second couch was another man, this one in his mid-thirties and wearing a suit, his cologne the essence of a crisp morning in the mountains.
    Eric Johnson, Recode, 2 Oct. 2018
  • And, no amount of Axe body spray (which is overpowering, as is any other cologne or aftershave) can mask the smell of dirty and unclean.
    Ellen Warren, chicagotribune.com, 2 July 2018
  • Designed in a minimalist bottle inspired by a flask, with fresh notes more commonly found in cologne, the three scents don't belong to any one gender.
    Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 June 2018
  • With a subscription, your dad can pick out any cologne in Scentbird’s significant collection.
    Simona Matovic, oregonlive, 11 June 2019
  • The old man, who likes to inhale Drakkar Noir, a men’s cologne, to lift his spirits, urges Rosso to do something great and beautiful with his life.
    Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 14 Dec. 2018
  • The days when Sisi enjoyed such widespread popularity that his face was stamped on such products as bottles of cologne and women’s underwear are long gone.
    Rachel Scheier, latimes.com, 30 June 2018
  • Her husband David currently has 30 perfumes and colognes under his eponymous fragrance label.
    Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Feb. 2019
  • Bumble could be tackling so many bigger problems, so many innovations that could make dating better for all of us: A bot that screens potential dates for terrible cologne.
    Amanda Shapiro, Bon Appétit, 6 June 2019
  • These mini spray bottles are the solution for traveling with perfume, cologne, or even aromatherapy oils: Just remove the cap, and fill it through the valve nozzle of your favorite scent.
    Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2024
  • Did the shooting scripts get doused in the same cologne?
    Judy Berman, Time, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The average shelf life of a cologne is three to five years.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022
  • His cousin, the guy with the cologne, hooked him up with Mulligan.
    J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 25 June 2020
  • The scent profile is the first thing that matters when choosing the best cologne.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The boy sprayed the worker in the eye with an aerosol cologne, then hit the worker in the head with a plastic garbage can.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 10 July 2021
  • Which is when Jayce blows in on a gust of cologne and drapes his arm over her shoulders.
    Veronica Chambers, New York Times, 28 June 2019
  • Where the musk of teenage cologne once lingered, the stench of standing water crept in.
    Mandy McLaren, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The best smelling cologne for men in 2022 is Atlantis from Blu Atlas.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 June 2022
  • There, in a dark room bathed in black light, man-smelling, stale with sweat and cologne, a show was about to begin.
    New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • Of course, there's the timeless option of a classic cologne.
    Allure, 3 Feb. 2023
  • There is no set age when young men should start wearing cologne.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 14 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, a few of these colognes were Men's Health Grooming Award winners.
    Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 17 July 2023
  • His salty teen-boy cologne clung to his T-shirt, which had little rips at the neckline.
    Sarah Stankorb, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The cologne starts with bright notes of bergamot, ginger and apple.
    Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Pack up your tried and true perfume and kick your favorite cologne aside.
    Valerie Butler, Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Read on for our picks of the best summer cologne for men—and two of Ilolahia’s favorites as well.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Listen Here Olivia on the cologne sales happening in the hallways at her school.
    Dianna Mazzone Singh, Allure, 20 June 2024

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