gleam

Example Sentences

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Oedipus’ rectitude and gleaming self-confidence were so palpable that as he grappled with the slow drip of dark revelations about his past—and present—his increasing disorientation and anguish were excruciating to watch.

From The Wall Street Journal

When he opens it, the violin gleams with the sheen of a freshly split chestnut.

From Los Angeles Times

Autochromes possess the light-dappled depth of Impressionist paintings, the powdery precision of pointillism, the honest blushes of butterfly cheeks, and the palpable textures of gleaming silks and gilded velvets.

From The Wall Street Journal

My only qualm here was the edges of the filmed footage have been sharpened away by gleamingly untroubled animation.

From Los Angeles Times

Two LA Times columnists differ over the presidential prospects of California’s governor, who has a White House gleam in his eye.

From Los Angeles Times