CAMEO in a Sentence

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For CAMEO, below is one of 4 sentences:
Her face, encompassed by the blackness of the receding heath, showed whitely, and with-out half-lights, like a cameo.

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 Meanings and Examples of CAMEO
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cameo
 n.  shell or jewel carved in relief; famous actor's special appearance in a minor role in film
Classic Sentence:
1  Of course, Mr. Stephens couldn't help how he looked for he had been an invalid all his life, but Mr. Davis-- She looked up at the cameo clean, proud face.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  He bent her body backward and his lips traveled down her throat to where the cameo fastened her basque.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
3  Her face, encompassed by the blackness of the receding heath, showed whitely, and with-out half-lights, like a cameo.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 3 The Custom of the Country
Example Sentence:
1  Maybe you recall her cameo appearance in the movie version of Six Degrees of Separation.