glimmering

Example Sentences

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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

The glimmering rhythm of Martha and the Vandellas’ “Nowhere to Run” sets the tone as visions of cruise culture innocence aim to make us feel as if we’re on a ride through Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

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

Ahead, the girl’s butterfly wings flashed in the water, glimmering, disappearing, glimmering, disappearing, like a beacon signaling for help.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman