sepia

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Recent Examples of sepia China's ambition to be the world's greatest space power is taking it to the Moon, to other planets—and to the sepia dust of Chile's Atacama Desert. Didi Kirsten Tatlow, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 The Weeknd’s maze at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights has an unsettling cocaine-freak-out energy that is a welcome counterbalance to mazes’ sepia tones and textbook monsters. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024 Benjamin wrote of the angel — a curly-haired seraph in sepia tones, arms raised in excitement or alarm — as facing the past while being driven toward the future by a storm too strong for his wings to beat against: the storm of progress. Emily Labarge, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025 Holmes accessorized with her sepia tinted aviators and a black beanie à la Timothée Chalamet à la Bob Dylan. Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sepia
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Noun
  • Sign In Home Tour The monochrome interior tucked into a 1979 building is inspired by ideas of travel and freedom Photography by James Nelson April 13, 2025 All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
    Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Mini film sells for around $7.50 per pack of 10 shots in color and $8 for monochrome.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • But in a world where the spread of technology makes photo manipulation as easy as a tap on your phone, the idea that a visual image is an absolute truth is as outdated as the daguerreotype.
    Deepti Hajela, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Full-spectrum color had been a photographic dream since the first daguerreotypes, and early moviemakers were no less determined to conjure a celluloid canvas that reflected life in all its splendor.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Bitcoin Depot also emailed photos of several types of warnings.
    Susan Tompor, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • In the Oval Office, a photo of Francis was mixed in with those of family members on Biden’s desk.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Another lawsuit, from the state of Maine, lists and provides photographs of a litany of internal industry documents showing industry knowledge of the threat of climate change.
    Hannah Wiseman, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
  • To receive the free replacement, consumers must go to Casely's website and fill out an online form and other requirements and specific instructions which include uploading photographs of their device.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The sepia print, which appears to be a techno advance just a small step above tintype, was cut to fit an oval frame.
    Denise Snodell, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The exhibit includes tintype photographs that honor the legacy of Black families and highlight the richness of the Black community in Elgin, according to the department’s Facebook page.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Sepia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sepia. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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