gossamer

Example Sentences

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The reliance on metal panels and leaf doesn’t prevent Hester from employing a gossamer touch.

From Washington Post

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

Fujita’s playing, gossamer without sacrificing the sturdy consonance of Mozart’s style, has a prettiness all its own.

From New York Times

He spun gossamer threads for “M1,” his higher vocal register glistening like a spiderweb jeweled with dew.

From Washington Post

When the dance ended, they drifted off stage, silent and floaty in their gossamer tutus, and I watched in horror as one of the dancers, my friend, fell onto the floor, sobbing.

From Salon