glimmer

Example Sentences

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"It's hard because you always saw that glimmer of hope in him that he was still there, but it got to a point... I ended up nearly breaking myself to trying to help Michael."

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

China's top diplomat Wang Yi meanwhile said Thursday that signs both sides could be open to talks offered a "glimmer of hope" for peace.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

She describes a glimmer of light when the band is asked to contribute a cover to a movie soundtrack, and it temporarily pulls the musicians together.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Still, he said, people now see a glimmer of hope and feel invigorated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Even from up here, where distance made a toy of it—a pretty glimmer of far-off glaves and old gold—he felt its atmosphere like tentacles waiting to drag him back in, and he couldn’t stop shaking.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor