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agleam

[uh-gleem] / əˈglim /




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Or, as we see in “The Woman King’s” cut-to-the-quick opening scene, to rise silently from the grasses, sword out, midriff bared, shoulders agleam with sweat and firelight.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2022

He saddles his beautiful palomino, and we expect an open prairie, but he winds up in a bright new kitchen, agleam with mod cons, where Gena Rowlands makes him ham and eggs.

From The New Yorker Dec. 9, 2016

But camp was all over the place in ’12: bubbling up from below, and agleam at the top of the pops.

From Slate Dec. 20, 2012

On entering the patient's room with spinal tap tray portentously agleam, Burton encountered the patient's family members.

From Seattle Times Oct. 4, 2011

“Well, honey, I sure appreciate these pancakes,” Katz responded, face agleam with syrup and early-morning happiness.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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