How to Use milky in a Sentence

milky

adjective
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  • The dust is the milky hazy gray among the brighter white clouds.
    — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 26 June 2020
  • Pulque is a drink made from the milky sap of agave plants.
    — Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 22 Feb. 2022
  • It’s a sweet, rich, milky bread that sticks to the roof of your mouth.
    — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2022
  • From the surface of the Earth all these stars look like a milky cloud in the sky.
    — Rhett Allain, Wired, 18 Dec. 2020
  • And with its mild, milky flesh, cod is one of the least fishy of them all.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2018
  • The site’s icebergs move with the tide and are seen in two shades – milky white and bright blue.
    — Nick Williams, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2017
  • His skin is smooth and milky, just like the stroke of white above his upper lip.
    — New York Times, 14 Mar. 2020
  • Nico draws me a bath, adding a milky rose soak and Epsom salts.
    — Rachel Krause, refinery29.com, 23 Apr. 2021
  • If the fruit got bruised, a thread of milky fluid would trickle down the side.
    — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 26 Jan. 2018
  • Above us the sky often seemed hazy, milky or even creamy.
    — Washington Post, 1 May 2022
  • The paneer turned crispy and caramelized on the outside, while the inside was moist and milky.
    — Leena Trivedi-Grenier, SFChronicle.com, 15 May 2020
  • This is shirako, the sperm sacs of cod, soft and milky as oysters.
    — Ligaya Mishan Esther Choi, New York Times, 8 May 2023
  • Some even toast Holi with bhang, a milky drink mixed with cannabis leaves grown in the Himalayas.
    — Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Bring dry, tired curls to life with this leave-in spray's milky texture.
    — Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Its eyes were milky, its tongue swollen and foamed with spittle.
    — Zach Williams, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Their collar then is milky-white, flat against the body and wraps around the entire worm.
    — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2022
  • The full moon burst out of the sky like a descending angel and bathed the new world in milky light.
    — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Remove from heat and cool once the broth turns a milky white color.
    — Ying Chu, Marie Claire, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The prison guards brought her a milky porridge with a piece of oily fish that sickened her.
    — J Wortham, New York Times, 2 May 2024
  • Instead, Bask's sunscreen is more like a milky serum for the neck down.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 4 June 2021
  • The milky taro, filled with chunks of the pale purple root and tiny sago pearls, is a standout.
    — Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The wells are up to 40 feet deep, and the water in them is often dirty, milky white in color, and home to worms.
    — National Geographic, 22 June 2018
  • The texture will be creamy, milky, gel-like, or even watery.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 Aug. 2023
  • The mix of colorful, easy-to-spot wrappers and the sweet milky taste proved a winner.
    — Lilit Marcus and Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Down the Middle: these granites strewn like milky stars.
    — Janet MacFadyen, Scientific American, 1 May 2020
  • Back at Metro Hall, the King Louis statue lost an oversized, milky hand.
    — Sarah Ladd, The Courier-Journal, 29 May 2020
  • The toad then releases a milky substance that can be scraped, dried and smoked.
    — New York Times, 20 Mar. 2022
  • In one video, milky water flows from a water fountain on the ship.
    — Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The milky serum is packed with peptides and ceramides, leaving skin hydrated and firm.
    — Hannah Malach, WWD, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Pick your favorite color: matte black, milky white, or cotton candy pink.
    — Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 1 Aug. 2024

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