gleam

At that point, he was told, riders would always look left, just for a second, at the towers and the gleam of downtown Manhattan in the sunlight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Since then, every major chapter of Trump’s story has been suffused with the gleam of his favorite metal.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

There's almost no kissing, and the disco is a million miles from the hedonistic gleam of Studio 54.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

Martin’s Dunk and Egg novellas also questions whether who inherit rulership deserve that duty, reflecting their cravenness in shining gleam of its heroes’ virtue.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

“I think...that is to say, I admire his talent a great deal. His hair has a pleasant wave to it, to be sure. And have you noticed the gleam of genius in his eyes?”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Behind them, cookbooks line the shelves, fruit has been arranged decoratively across the counters and every surface gleams with aspirational domestic ease.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026

A silver court gown like the one Marie Antoinette wore at her wedding gleams in the central case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

However, he praised Smith for his performance and noted he was a "natural fit for the role of Dr Stockmann" and "gleams with authority" throughout.

From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024

Most intriguing is a hand-size squid that gleams ruby red.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 13, 2024

Behind this screen there gleams an astonishing promise: One can become a public person while still remaining a private person.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

New floorboards, cabinets, fixtures, lights and walls gleamed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2023

Skies gleamed pink, green and yellow as the aurora borealis illuminated parts of northern England.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023

"Is that…" her eyes gleamed, jaw dropping to the floor, as she placed both of her tiny hands over her heart.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2023

From another archive shelf, a bottle for a different perfume gleamed with allure.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023

I was on the point of risking Mr. Rochester’s displeasure by disobeying his orders, when the light once more gleamed dimly on the gallery wall, and I heard his unshod feet tread the matting.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Next, an interior shot, sweeping across a gleaming white room occupied by sleek screens and glass-domed beds, space-age Sleeping Beauty contraptions.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

The title track, which emphasizes the rapper’s new level of stardom, is anchored by a gleaming flip of Linda Clifford’s “Never Gonna Stop,” just four notes circling in a bewitching loop.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

The roar of engines fills the night air in China's Chongqing city as tourists awkwardly clamber onto gleaming motorbikes and cling to muscular drivers to star in personalised videos.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

On the field, in front of that gleaming facility, the Trojans also were breaking in something entirely new on Saturday: their receiving corps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

It was even more beautiful when it was clean, more wonderful than a shell’s gleaming inside whorls, because it was whole and perfect.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr