glimmer

A coral nursery is providing a faint glimmer of hope and has even seen the return of plankton-feeding fish.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

If there is one faint glimmer of hope, it’s that going up against Buffalo star quarterback Josh Allen might not be the worst thing for Maye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Now, though, a glimmer of hope still exists for Russell, even if he is too realistic to think too much about it for now.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Jewelry sales have offered a glimmer of hope for retailers this year, as wealthier shoppers spend like inflation doesn’t exist.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Okay, Mr. Teacher! See you!” the soldier said and Ugwu thought he saw a glimmer of triumph in his eyes, the illiterate fool.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

For those of us who actually do like crepes, though, there are some glimmers of hope.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

"We have seen one or two weaknesses, glimmers, no more than that," said Nevin.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

This “Farm” isn’t lacking for good intentions and, in spots, as with Woody Harrelson’s fine casting as the naïve, loyal horse Boxer, one can see glimmers of what a good adaptation might have been.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

Even as graduate hiring shows early glimmers of a rebound, summer internship opportunities appear to be getting scarcer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

But so far today, she’d only ever gotten glimmers of seeing her father as he truly was.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Beats hummed, lights glimmered and about 200 young men and women traded emerald-green tiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

In a small village further up the beach, Christmas lights glimmered in the dark.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023

This city of red-tile roofs, temperate breezes and coastal charm has long glimmered as one of those exceptional California places.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2023

The sun glimmered on the sea outside his west-facing windows.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

The night was dark, and goblins’ eyes glimmered in windows and alleyways.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

And while the movie’s legacy looks a little more macabre now, Panettiere and Trachtenberg’s glimmering performances are enough to push through the darkness.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

But “Ankhmerwer”—gorgeously inscribed and illustrated and sprinkled with glimmering gold shrines, crowns, birds, gods and sun disks—rewards close looking and empathetic eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

In the closing shot, the words "we belong together" appeared over a sea of bodies dancing beneath glimmering lights at the show.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

Antonio Obá’s painting of a monk-like horseman at Mendes Wood DM, his copper-hued cloak glimmering under a turquoise sky while his gaze pierces the viewer, is a small master class in paint-handling and color theory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

They passed slowly, and the hobbits could see the starlight glimmering on their hair and in their eyes.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien