glinting

Example Sentences

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The small canvas shows a young woman set on a dark background, her head turned towards the viewer and a pearl earring glinting from beneath her blue and cream turban.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

"It's like many, many thousands of rotating, glinting ruffled potato chips."

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2025

New John Deere tractors made their way last week through the sprawling port of Brunswick, Ga., their distinctive green paint glinting in the sunshine.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2024

His inch towards 700 wickets has been painstaking over the past year, but the milestone was achieved at a picture-perfect setting, with the sun glinting off the snow-capped Himalayan mountains.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2024

Light from I don’t know where played in her eyes, little jewels glinting to let me know they were there.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely