scintillate

Example Sentences

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Liverpool certainly didn't scintillate with their display in the Midlands but they showed the resilience of champions.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

“Sky Islands” evokes the magical Philippines upper rainforests, where sounds scintillate in a thinned atmosphere that gives gongs new glories, where animals capable of great ascension exclusively live, where the mind is ready for enlightenment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

But it's not just dark-matter particles that cause argon to scintillate like this, so we have to minimize interference.

From Nature • Sep. 27, 2016

It’s difficult for a score that includes “This Nearly Was Mine” and “Some Enchanted Evening” to fail to scintillate, and Mr. Szot puts both numbers across with a refreshing lack of narcissism.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2011

He seemed to scintillate life as he stood before his easel, working at a fine picture.

From The Red Room by Strindberg, August