sparkle
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There was plenty of their traditional hard edge in a tussle of a game, but also moments of 24-carat sparkle.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 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
Yichen Zhou’s colored lighting supplied the sparkle; David Mitsch’s 18th-century costumes the context.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Yet as soon as Vincent talks about religion—or art—his face lights up, his eyes sparkle.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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