luster

Example Sentences

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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 cost of losing some of that luster: potentially higher borrowing costs, less capacity to absorb a financial shock, and less ability to create one with sanctions, Singh adds.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Founded in 2002, SpaceX was Musk’s gambit to reignite the space industry that lost its luster after the Cold War wound down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

“In other words, let’s bring some luster back to the badge!” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The hair lay rough and unkempt and seemed to have lost all of its old luster.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck