How to Use onyx in a Sentence

onyx

noun
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  • The cat, in gold and onyx, was perched right above the enormous stone.
    — Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Even her all-black phone case and onyx ring added to the vampy vibes.
    — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 15 June 2023
  • In the 19-foot owner’s bath the floor and shower are a swirling white onyx the owner found in Verona.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2020
  • An onyx wraparound bar lined with pink-and-white chairs.
    — Isabel Garcia, House Beautiful, 22 July 2020
  • Recently tarred, the street was smooth and black as onyx.
    — Michael Gonzales, Longreads, 16 Oct. 2020
  • The small wooden dance floor is scuffed dark and shiny as if it were carved from black onyx.
    — Roger Naylor, azcentral, 14 Aug. 2019
  • The floor is being buffed to its final black onyx shine.
    — David Gilbert, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2020
  • The flooring, sinks, and console are all made of green onyx, and the wall panels are of iroko wood.
    — Carlos Mota, ELLE Decor, 7 July 2023
  • An onyx sea, white rippled through inky black, foams away in the moonlight.
    — CNN, 13 Feb. 2023
  • While the moon won’t be much more than an onyx orb tonight, there is a literal bright side.
    — Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 31 July 2019
  • Its counter has insets of onyx that are lit from behind.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2020
  • The living room is farthest out with a 180-degree view of the lake and a tall, white onyx fireplace.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 4 July 2020
  • The phones come in onyx black, ultramarine blue and glacial green.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 16 Apr. 2020
  • The stunning onyx bar is the perfect spot for a pre- or post-dinner cocktail.
    — Sam Dangremond, Town & Country, 5 Feb. 2022
  • At night the sea’s surface is the penetrable onyx of deep sleep.
    — Timothy Donnelly, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The Fishers’ main bathroom includes onyx accents in the shower and above the sink.
    — Alina Dizik, WSJ, 16 Mar. 2022
  • For eye-quieting contrast, the shell-shape basin in creamy, peachy onyx, and the Beige of the antiqued dressing chest.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 July 2021
  • These meaty black beans shine like onyx before cooking, and have a rich and earthy flavor.
    — Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 29 June 2023
  • The first type of squid observed brooding eggs was Gonatus onyx, or the clawed arm hook squid.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2022
  • The sale on Teresa Giudice’s onyx palace fell through, so she’s relisted the house for $2.2 million.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Heat from the fire had polished the stumps into onyx statuary.
    — Jeffrey E. Stern, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Ninety nine diamonds -- one for each win -- set in black onyx and 14-karat gold.
    — Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The landowners then found black onyx in the cave and mined it until 1938 when it was commercialized and opened to the public.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Within just minutes of launching at 12 p.m. EST, the pants in dusk and onyx were already sold out, while the dusk tank was low in stock.
    — Katie Intner, PEOPLE.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • As mentioned, the dial of the watch is shaped like the Batman emblem and is crafted of a single slab of pitch black onyx.
    — Roberta Naas, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
  • The nearly 50-foot-high lobby, reached by a set of 17 stairs, is bedecked in black and gold-veined onyx with gold leafing.
    — Nancy Hass, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2020
  • In the middle of the space, a large oval wood table, inlaid with onyx, stands near a carved white marble fireplace.
    — New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The apartment has a view of the city’s skyline, with a personal gym, massage room and a bathroom clad in onyx.
    — Adam Reiss, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • An 18ct rose-gold case frames a black sunburst dial with elegant baton markers, while a subdued crown is set with a black onyx cabochon.
    — Alexandra Zagalsky, theweek, 7 May 2024
  • The fragment was carved from onyx marked with bands that its creator had cunningly incorporated into the rendering of the subject’s hair.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024

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