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
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
Intermittently “Ballade” includes a lustrous sisterhood of what seem to be junior nymphs attending their sibling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025
Investors may not find the rules so lustrous.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
Her dark hair was still lustrous and long; someone had put it in two ropy braids that reached almost to her waist.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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