sparkle
Example Sentences
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Her skin glows, her eyes sparkle and her hair shines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
The great Solomon Burke can sing anything and his interpretation of “The Mighty Quinn” still meets that criteria, but there’s not enough substance for him in the song or the arrangement for it to sparkle.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026
Skaters make sure the dresses fit OK before McKinnon and her four-person seamstress team add sparkle, which usually means a crystal count in the thousands.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Missing suspended forward Vinicius Junior and injured midfielder Jude Bellingham, Los Blancos lacked sparkle but did just enough to claim three points on Spain's east coast.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
The sparkle in her eyes made her seem ten years younger than before.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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