gloss
Example Sentences
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That also has unsettling contextual implications that the writers can’t gloss over.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
She put on lip gloss midway, popped a breath mint, offered me one too.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Chinamaxxing is certainly adding more gloss to the recent flourish of Chinese soft power.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Fuehrich and Karazor's late goals added Stuttgart gloss to the victory.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
I bought a souvenir booklet that cost ten dollars, and I had looked at it so often that I was wearing the gloss off its pages.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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