glitz
Example Sentences
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But amid all the glitz and hype, the hard truth is that while they are definitely good enough for a medal, this is such a competitive field that any error is costly.
From BBC
"Vienna will have all the glitz, the glamour, and the heart in the middle of the Eurovision logo -- but many will be asking if the heart of the show is still there."
From Barron's
Though the Wolffs’ farmhouse is technically in the Hamptons, this is a Hamptons entirely without glitz, no $50 lobster salads or traffic snarls or Prada stores.
I worked there for a couple of years, and very quickly realized that the glitz and glamour that you see on TV is not exactly the reality.
What else, I wondered, lay hidden in the glitz?
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.