iridescent

Example Sentences

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This elusive, iridescent predator relies on split-second timing and is rarely seen, let alone photographed.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Where her vision clears, she’s in a hall lit by candlelight and crystal chandeliers draped in pearls, dressed in an iridescent gown and jewels evocative of the decade’s New Romantic style.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

The collection's theme was "cangiante", an Italian word synonymous with iridescent and describing "something that remains entirely itself, yet changes depending on your perspective", the brand said in a statement.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

It was “an iridescent bubble floating above the city’s cares,” writes Lyse Doucet in “The Finest Hotel in Kabul.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

His dæmon, a large and iridescent green-backed beetle, clicked her wing cases.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman