How to Use vein in a Sentence

vein

1 of 2 noun
  • In the same vein, the bag has been a hit in the Vogue offices too.
    Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2023
  • There’s more, of course, in the vein of those coming athwart of fate.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The surgery treats the vein of Galen malformation in the brain.
    Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
  • And each of the first three episodes provides at least one banger in that vein.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Surgeons go up into the veins, gaining access to the artery at the top of the leg.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The chef who prepared it may not have a drop of Italian blood in their veins.
    Victor R. Lee, Fortune, 1 May 2023
  • One of those rewards is the show’s vein of dark, dry humor.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Both films are black comedies, a bit in the vein of the Coen brothers.
    Martin Dale, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
  • These hematomas are under the skin and affect the shallow veins.
    Elizabeth Quinn, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2023
  • The latest feature in this vein is called free-form ads.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Sort of in the same vein as cosigning, parents can co-own a home with their child.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2023
  • In the same vein, a miss on expectations could lead to a sell-off.
    Krystal Hur, CNN, 23 July 2023
  • The culture is part of his DNA, pumping through his veins and busting at the seams to get out.
    Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The post, along with others in a similar vein, was shared more than 100 times in less than a week.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2023
  • His face is now crimson; a vein in his neck tightens like a rope pulled taut.
    Stephen Rodrick, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The valves in the veins of your legs, which keep blood flowing upward to your heart, collapse a little.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Tubes circulated blood from a vein in the groin through the pig liver on the machine and returned the blood to a vein in the neck.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The nurse applied a rubber band to my arm to find the right vein, then gently inserted the catheter.
    Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 31 July 2023
  • One of the most common types is deep vein thrombosis (DVT), when a clot forms in a deep vein in your arm or leg.
    Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 27 July 2023
  • In the same vein, physician and author Fred Pescatore says to stay away from salty and sugary foods.
    Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The larger ones say that bleeding clock runs through Michigan’s veins.
    Jimmy Watkins, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
  • This was in early 2017, and outside the restaurant were thousands of women, protesting in the same sort of vein as the Women’s March in the U.S.
    Lucas Daprile, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
  • And yet, at no point in its twelve episodes does Revenant feel like a copy, more the culmination of that rich vein of horror.
    Geoffrey Bunting, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2023
  • In a similar vein, new AI laws are being explored to try and keep AI on an even keel.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • In a similar vein, the trailer appears to have a bar at the rear, with the tailgate doubling as a bartop.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2024
  • In some parts, the river had veins of brick-red bacteria snaking along its surface like licks of fire.
    Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
  • Think of your pre-rolls in a similar vein as your edibles.
    Harrison Bard, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Well, in a similar vein, a bridge should not be extended too far.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The footage featured new music and stunning visuals in the same vein as the original.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
  • In that same vein, a prolonged or expanded conflict poses a considerable risk to President Biden’s reelection chances, as the longer a war goes on, the more public opinion will turn against Biden.
    Douglas Schoen, Orange County Register, 11 Apr. 2024
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vein

2 of 2 verb
  • His hair is a shiny silver white, his hands veined and weathered.
    Michael Callahan, Vanities, 19 Apr. 2017
  • Quartzite comes in an array of colors and veining that ranges from subtle to bold.
    Jeff Reina, Houston Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Instead, the crust is dense and focaccia-like, its insides veined with olive oil.
    Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Like the canyons that vein so much of San Diego County, coyotes are a reminder of this land’s natural state.
    Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Meanwhile, more expensive cars — like the Camaro’s sibling, the Corvette — are veined with carbon fiber.
    David Ingold, The Seattle Times, 21 May 2017
  • The crop of acorns from the live oaks that grew on the narrow cheniers veining the coastal marsh and the water oaks and southern red oaks upland farther inland were gone.
    Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Maddox said the plaster will once again be painted with veining that mimics stone, but in a lighter shade than the dark brown favored in the Victorian era.
    Washington Post, 6 May 2018
  • K Street is majestic and immovable, veined through Washington like fat through a prime steak.
    Nicholas Confessore, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2017
  • The store's fishmongers can assist with anything from recipe suggestions to shrimp de-veining.
    Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, 11 June 2018
  • Computer models predict more than 3 feet of rain in the eastern part of the state, a fertile low-lying plain veined by brackish rivers with a propensity for escaping their banks.
    Michael Biesecker, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2018
  • The border region of Lombardy adopted blue-veined cheese over mozzarella, and substituted rice for the ubiquitous Italian pasta.
    Jim Kempton, Orange County Register, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Its detailed rendering of small, usually unpaved farm roads that vein the landscape proved invaluable.
    Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 27 July 2018
  • The charge of corruption veined every criticism, including the groundless one that Adams was filling the executive mansion with frivolous luxuries purchased at the public’s expense.
    David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2018
  • His hair is a shiny silver white, his hands veined and weathered.
    Michael Callahan, Vanities, 19 Apr. 2017
  • Quartzite comes in an array of colors and veining that ranges from subtle to bold.
    Jeff Reina, Houston Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2019
  • Instead, the crust is dense and focaccia-like, its insides veined with olive oil.
    Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Like the canyons that vein so much of San Diego County, coyotes are a reminder of this land’s natural state.
    Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Meanwhile, more expensive cars — like the Camaro’s sibling, the Corvette — are veined with carbon fiber.
    David Ingold, The Seattle Times, 21 May 2017
  • The crop of acorns from the live oaks that grew on the narrow cheniers veining the coastal marsh and the water oaks and southern red oaks upland farther inland were gone.
    Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Maddox said the plaster will once again be painted with veining that mimics stone, but in a lighter shade than the dark brown favored in the Victorian era.
    Washington Post, 6 May 2018
  • K Street is majestic and immovable, veined through Washington like fat through a prime steak.
    Nicholas Confessore, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2017
  • The store's fishmongers can assist with anything from recipe suggestions to shrimp de-veining.
    Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, 11 June 2018
  • Computer models predict more than 3 feet of rain in the eastern part of the state, a fertile low-lying plain veined by brackish rivers with a propensity for escaping their banks.
    Michael Biesecker, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2018
  • The border region of Lombardy adopted blue-veined cheese over mozzarella, and substituted rice for the ubiquitous Italian pasta.
    Jim Kempton, Orange County Register, 2 Aug. 2019
  • Its detailed rendering of small, usually unpaved farm roads that vein the landscape proved invaluable.
    Matthew Kronsberg, WSJ, 27 July 2018
  • The charge of corruption veined every criticism, including the groundless one that Adams was filling the executive mansion with frivolous luxuries purchased at the public’s expense.
    David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2018

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