luster
Example Sentences
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Coltrane dominated the 1960s and died in 1967 just as acoustic jazz began to lose its luster in the U.S. with the advent of jazz rock and electronic jazz fusion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
For supporters, it is a long overdue mission to restore the capital's luster.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
His glasswork, she said, is understood as preeminent by Tiffany historians, who don’t often come by artists who can authentically reproduce the luster of age-worn glass.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 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 is beautiful to look at, it takes a finish well, and it can be polished to a high degree of luster, essential for providing the smooth, friction-free racing bottom a good shell requires.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing luster
Chemistry - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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