How to Use mahogany in a Sentence

mahogany

noun
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  • On the main floor, mahogany and pine floors line the foyer.
    — Lauren Ro, Curbed, 19 June 2018
  • The mahogany on the boat—and there is a lot of mahogany on the boat—is solid.
    — Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2024
  • This deal is on the 55 x 28-inch version with the black frame and mahogany top.
    — Julian Chokkattu, Wired, 13 July 2022
  • The grand mahogany bar, made in the Bowery, is marked with the date 1890, the year it was installed.
    — Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022
  • But the mahogany, which is used to warm up the stone, came by boat from Honduras.
    — Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Shade 01 is a light beige nude, while shade 10 is a rich, deep mahogany.
    — Sara Tan, refinery29.com, 30 Jan. 2024
  • All of the mahogany doors are new but are modeled after the circa-1850s look.
    — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2021
  • In walnut or mahogany with a red oak heart and maple face.
    — Lisa Boone and Jessica Ritz, latimes.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Crosby once sailed the world in a 59-foot Honduran mahogany schooner called the Mayan.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2023
  • The main bedroom’s four-poster mahogany bed was trimmed down and capped with bun feet.
    — Shaila Wunderlich, Country Living, 28 Sep. 2022
  • There are countless shades of brown, from light, sandy beige to dark mahogany.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The living room floor is a design made from teak and mahogany.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 29 Feb. 2020
  • The vintage mahogany table in the dining room is from Wyeth, and the chairs are 1920s Jean-Michel Frank.
    — Carlos Mota, ELLE Decor, 7 July 2023
  • Months passed, maybe a year, yet Novak could not get that mahogany out of his mind.
    — Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The whisky is a deep, rich mahogany with deep golden highlights.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Where Ipe or mahogany are strong and handsome hardwoods, the price points climb up.
    — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Built in Seattle, the floats were made of mahogany, and the wingspan measured 43 feet and 10 inches.
    — David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The Mandalay was tricked out with only the best — mahogany, brass, ivory fittings, a teak deck.
    — Bonnie Gross, sun-sentinel.com, 20 June 2019
  • While the design of the cabinetry was timeless, the mahogany finish was in need of a change.
    — Joe Fava, sun-sentinel.com, 8 July 2021
  • Brazilian mahogany lines the floors, and the kitchen adds black polished granite.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The Department's seventh-floor mahogany suites are cut off from the rest of the building.
    — chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Rich mahogany splashes into the glass, then a fruity bouquet hits the nose.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The leather is soft and durable, and the two color varieties are stunning: black and mahogany.
    — Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The decanter is made from BPA-free borosilicate glass and mahogany wood, and it’s shaped like a globe.
    — Phoebe Sklansky, Peoplemag, 14 June 2023
  • Each flower has a dark brown center with a mahogany ring around it.
    — Mackenzie Nichols, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2021
  • On the other side of the room, there is a second front entrance covered by a porch with a mahogany deck.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 16 June 2024
  • Along the two side walls bookcases are built from carved mahogany.
    — Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 16 Sep. 2017
  • The three wooden crosses, which had been a mahogany brown color, had been scorched to black.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
  • Made of mahogany with gold trim, its unique design even holds a tassel.
    — Amanda Garrity, goodhousekeeping.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The hotel’s original 150-foot mahogany bar is still in use downstairs.
    — Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Dec. 2024

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