gossamer

Example Sentences

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Silvestrov’s instructions call for a baritone that sounds like a tenor, and Krimmel, with his clarified timbre and gossamer top notes, fits the brief exquisitely.

From New York Times

During an interview, he paused to appreciate two juicy garden spiders taking in the sun on gossamer webs spun between the hedges and lawn chairs.

From New York Times

I looked at the croissant’s interior whorl with its gossamer, buttery-light layers and thought, weirdly even for me, “This is like God’s fingerprint.”

From Seattle Times

They shouldn't be gossamer, but imagine a thick-cut potato chip's thickness.

From Salon

But it is there, gossamer though it might be — even if some might find the notion naive.

From Seattle Times