lustrous

Example Sentences

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Her lips are a neutral dusty mauve, her bass guitar a lustrous red.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Despite a lustrous popular image burnished by the 2000 film “Gladiator,” Marcus Aurelius is, to scholars, a controversial figure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Of special demand was the glittering plumage of the quetzal, a lustrous creature native to southern Mexico and Central America.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Investors may not find the rules so lustrous.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

He is in fee form of a monkey, but no ordinary monkey: his fur is long and silky and of fee most deep and lustrous gold.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman