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sparkly

[spahr-klee] / ˈspɑr kli /




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It has a bridal shop overflowing with sparkly gowns and a coffee shop serving up lattes with Chinese symbols for happiness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Steffi Cao argues that as gambling becomes a load-bearing pillar of the economy, trading cards are “basically the closest thing you could get to a sparkly cartoon slot machine.”

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

“She was a bright, cuddly, sparkly person,” Leffler said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

"The world feels a lot less sparkly all of a sudden."

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

She bites the head off a sparkly red reindeer.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

There were costume changes, each get-up sparklier than the last, and there was a troupe of male and female dancers executing athletic choreography.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2024

An American Dream vector that lifts people out of hardship into something sparklier, more humane and more fun?

From Washington Post ● Oct. 4, 2022

No high was worth a low that awful, not even the magical high feelings of being in love and seeing the whole world transform into a brighter, sparklier, more vivid version of itself.

From The Verge ● Jun. 25, 2016

And for years bricks were considered old-fashioned by many cutting-edge architects, who often favoured glossier, sparklier finishes.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2015

Maybe it’s because this place looks different at night, sparklier.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

Allowed to select his own toys at the store, Miles always goes for the sparkliest plush unicorns.

From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024

Even the sparkliest new wedge won’t do what it’s supposed to around the green if you have bad chipping technique.

From Golf Digest ● Dec. 5, 2019

Rolling Stone magazine described the soon-to-be-king-of-pop’s 1979 album as “unforgettable,” but somehow, the Recording Academy forgot to nominate “Off the Wall” for its sparkliest prize in 1980.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2018

In Kimmy’s sparkliest dreams, that’s how she hopes the world will see her, too.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 23, 2015

And this is the Oscars, pretty much the biggest, plushest carpet on earth, where only the sparkliest, shiniest frocks will do.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 25, 2013



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