luster

Example Sentences

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Working with his regular cinematographer Oleg Mutu, Loznitsa gives this prison — and authoritarianism itself — a sickly luster without ever denying its wretched stench.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The Winter Olympics proved to be another sensation with streaming viewers, but now that they’re over, Peacock has lost much of its luster.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

The clash lost some luster with Oklahoma City's reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlining a raft of Thunder absentees as he missed a ninth straight game with an abdominal strain.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

It took the one-two punch of Paris and Milan to restore the luster of the Olympic rings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Who gave this bright light luster unto thee; Admir’d ador’d for ever, be that Majesty.’’

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare