luminous
Example Sentences
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There was no luminous dial or companionable tick, just four numbers—12, 3, 6 and 9—with slashes for the other hours.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
There are K-Pop Demon Hunters-themed skincare packs for a "glow-boosting routine" for "skin that looks luminous".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
While Patchett has clearly drawn on actual events and individuals to produce this luminous work, she exhibits the expert novelist’s knack for following a plot where the imagination takes it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
In 1890, at Gravelines, just north of Calais, he painted four spare, gloriously luminous views that capture its canal’s sweeping vistas and endless skies, and all of them are here.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
His mouth was gaping and his arms were reaching out helplessly toward the luminous water.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
Vocabulary lists containing luminous
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Let There Be Light: Lum and Luc
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Essential Academic Vocabulary for Middle School Students, List 2
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