glistening
Example Sentences
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His uniform and scalp were lined with glistening rivulets of oil, water, soot and sweat.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
It features plenty of glistening seafood, market produce and local delicacies, alongside Tucci telling the story of a people for whom family and rituals hold communities together.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Viewed from the village below, or glimpsed on the way up the forested hill, the structure looks topographical—a glistening summit just above a tree line.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
In the brutal terrain of female cliques, beauty remains a potent, if unreliable, weapon — one which Amos, her grin a glistening pink, wryly acknowledges and critiques.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
After a few minutes, he blew a glistening, perfectly round bubble, about the size of my palm.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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