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Explore Blush through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like flush or redden. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Blush in a sentence

Related words

Blush | Blushes | Blushing | Blushed | Blusher

Blush meaning

  1. An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
  2. A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red.
  3. A feeling or appearance of optimism.

Synonyms of Blush

flush redden discolor crimson physiological reaction unconditioned reflex inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex reflex healthiness good health rosiness bloom discolour

Related words

Other words often associated with Blush or its synonyms:

reaction response colour color change efflorescence flower blossom cherry peak complexion violent

Blush vertaling naar Nederlands

blozen

Using Blush

  • The main meaning on this page is: An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc. | A glow; a flush of colour, especially pink or red. | A feeling or appearance of optimism.
  • Useful related words include: flush, redden, discolor, crimson.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: blozen.
  • In the example corpus, blush often appears in combinations such as: blush and, first blush, pink blush.

Context around Blush

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

first 4× pink 3× rosy 2× cream 1× powder 1× liquid 1× teen 1× face 1× lip 1× light 1×

Often after:

followed 1× using 1× kit 1× stick 1× look 1× cheeks 1×

Sentence patterns with Blush

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a cream blush followed by 1× a lip blush kit and 1× a powder blush can add 1× amount of blush and highlighter 1× at first blush 1× at first blush it does 1× at first blush it was 1× at first blush the manager 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at first blush 3× a light pink 1× a player recently 1× and a big 1× as sonakshi sinha 1× chloe completed her 1×

Common sentence endings:

a little drunk 1× a rouge lipstick 1× accentuate her cheekbones 1× and blush stick 1× around your eyes 1× at first blush 1×

Words around Blush

Just before it in the word index:

blurts 7 blurton 4 blurting 10 blurted 25 blurt 14 blursh 2

Just after it in the word index:

blushed 11 blusher 10 blushes 38 blushing 38 blust 3 bluster 86

Similar in corpus frequency:

addict 218 behavioural 218 bengali 218 bergman 218 billboards 218 bulky 218

Corpus analysis for Blush

  • In this selection, "blush" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, first, pink, rosy, followed, using and kit stand out and add context to how "blush" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a cream blush followed by and a lip blush kit and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "blush" sits close to words such as addict, behavioural and bengali, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with blush

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

At first blush, it does seem odd. (7 words)

As Sonakshi Sinha burst out laughing, Vijay Varma began to blush. (11 words)

For blush, I am steered to peach, apricot, coral or orange tones. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

For makeup, Janhvi Kapoor opted for a matte finish look with full coverage foundation, bronzed cheekbones and nose sculpting, ample amount of blush and highlighter, soft brown smokey eyes with lots of mascara, defined brows and brown lip shade. (39 words)

We finished off the face with a pop of blush using the Nudestix Nudies Matte All Over Face Blush (£30) in a soft pink shade that made her look fresh and healthy. (32 words)

Georgia didn't spare a glamorous choice for her make up - as she donned a flawless palette with full eyebrows, rosy blush on her sculpted cheek and finally a rouge lipstick. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

Layering a cream blush followed by a powder blush can add extra intensity and longevity.

Thanks to this Soft Pinch Liquid Blush from Rare Beauty by Selena Gomez, for once it won’t be something embarrassing you do that makes your teen blush.

We finished off the face with a pop of blush using the Nudestix Nudies Matte All Over Face Blush (£30) in a soft pink shade that made her look fresh and healthy.

For example, there was an eye shadow palette with 15 pressed powder shades, a Lip Blush Kit, and cream sticks named Kylight Stick, Bronzer Stick, and Blush Stick.

A light pink blush and a touch of contour was added to better accentuate her cheekbones.

And a big, low power, phased array antenna would look like an espionage system at first blush.

A player recently crocheted a cute Junimo doll, showcasing delicate details such as the pink blush and small leaf on its head.

As Sonakshi Sinha burst out laughing, Vijay Varma began to blush.

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At first blush, it does seem odd.

At first blush, it was routine Arctic Council business: this forum promoting northern cooperation rotates chairmanship every two years.

At first blush, the manager appears to be bullying her into this payment.

Chloe completed her striking look with a slick of lipgloss, a dusting of pink blush and dramatic black eyeliner.

Dial up your blush look by tapping it on the top of cheekbones and blending it up and out in an upward curve around your eyes.

For blush, I am steered to peach, apricot, coral or orange tones.

For makeup, Janhvi Kapoor opted for a matte finish look with full coverage foundation, bronzed cheekbones and nose sculpting, ample amount of blush and highlighter, soft brown smokey eyes with lots of mascara, defined brows and brown lip shade.

For makeup, Yeoh went for a subtle look, with a pink lip, light blush and eye-popping mascara.

Georgia didn't spare a glamorous choice for her make up - as she donned a flawless palette with full eyebrows, rosy blush on her sculpted cheek and finally a rouge lipstick.

Her makeup was flawless as usual, with rosy blush cheeks giving her a sunkissed look and perfectly lined lips.

His expression is smug and playful, while the blush on Dionysus' cheeks implies that he's always at least a little drunk.

I would not call it blush it is more of a mauve color but exactly what I was looking for.

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Common combinations with blush

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "blush" in a sentence?
An example: "Layering a cream blush followed by a powder blush can add extra intensity and longevity." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "blush" from authentic English texts.
What does "blush" mean?
Blush means: An act of blushing; a pink or red glow on the face caused by embarrassment, shame, shyness, love, etc.
What are synonyms of "blush"?
Common synonyms of "blush" include: flush, redden, discolor, crimson, physiological reaction, unconditioned reflex, inborn reflex, innate reflex. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "blush" in Dutch?
"blush" translates to Dutch as: blozen.
How many example sentences with "blush" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "blush", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.