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agleam

[uh-gleem] / əˈglim /




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Or, as we see in “The Woman King’s” cut-to-the-quick opening scene, to rise silently from the grasses, sword out, midriff bared, shoulders agleam with sweat and firelight.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2022

He saddles his beautiful palomino, and we expect an open prairie, but he winds up in a bright new kitchen, agleam with mod cons, where Gena Rowlands makes him ham and eggs.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 9, 2016

One look at her face, agleam with intelligence and apprehension, and you suspect you’re in the hands of a guide you can trust.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2015

But camp was all over the place in ’12: bubbling up from below, and agleam at the top of the pops.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2012

“Well, honey, I sure appreciate these pancakes,” Katz responded, face agleam with syrup and early-morning happiness.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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