glassy

Example Sentences

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He loses himself in the city’s chilly, functional spaces and menacing shadows, which provide an atmospheric contrast to the glassy London offices and warmer Tokyo interiors of Daniel Taylor’s versatile production design.

From Los Angeles Times

Like Mr. Wescott, people still harvest the glassy stone to create obsidian tools or to hunt with atlatls and arrows with obsidian points.

From New York Times

A notable exception is “Scylla & Charybdis,” mythic sea monsters represented here by two carved chunks of alabaster, one milky and the other glassy.

From Washington Post

During the glassy, ethereal Prelude of “Lohengrin,” the moon is shown repeatedly rising, first slowly, then rapidly, indicating the passage of time.

From New York Times

Kennett says the team will continue to advance its case with evidence from more than 40 sites worldwide that contain glassy spherules or platinum-rich sediments, which the group believes are indicative of an impact.

From Science Magazine