iridescent

Example Sentences

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Three of them — iridescent superb starlings — quickly flew back to their habitat on their own.

From New York Times

A water moccasin may glide silently past, and a few times we’ve seen iridescent alligator eyes peering out at us before they sank back down into the depths.

From Los Angeles Times

The Philadelphians were practically feline in the iridescent orchestration of the grim Dies Irae’s appearance in the “Rhapsody.”

From New York Times

Like its Gulf Arab neighbors, Qatar’s main commodity before it began exporting oil and natural gas to the world was pearls, the iridescent precious bead formed when an irritant slips into an oyster’s shell.

From Seattle Times

Males puff out their iridescent feathers, fan their tails and drag their wings on the ground in a vie for the right to breed.

From New York Times