glisten
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Silver pearls glisten on the men’s foreheads and their eyes are sunken deep in their pale faces, framed in a stubble of beard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
This is where the dip starts to glisten.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2025
At fish counters across Long Island, imported salmon fillets glisten in greater profusion than local mackerel and black sea bass.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
Why eyes glisten as people rise from their seats when the orchestra reaches the rousing conclusion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
Bigger saw Mr. Dalton’s white hair glisten like molten silver from the pale sheen of the fire.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
"In the sunlight, the horse glistens" thanks to its "fine, hollow-core hair, which reflects light differently."
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
And then there’s Nico, looking like everybody’s big brother at spring practices, smack-talking and celebrating the guys, as engaged as Chesney but easier to spot because his golden helmet glistens above everyone else’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
The morning frost glistens, and—in a clever device—the low sun glimmers through a row of unseen, leafless trees behind the artist, casting crisscrossing, rhythmic shadows on the furrows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
It clothes the statue of the archangel Gabriel atop the bell tower on St. Mark’s Square and glistens in the mosaics on the facade of St. Mark’s Basilica, aptly nicknamed “the Golden Church.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
A “diamond” earring glistens in one of his ears, and his snapback matches his sneakers.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
I sat at my final breakfast, a perfect double espresso breathed its steam, the bread still warm, the smear glistened and pooled in the nooks.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2025
Their sunscreen glistened in the summer heat, leaving a coconut aroma in the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025
The sweat that glistened on his arms and soaked his shirt as he bowled in the baking heat of Saturday.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2025
Clearly moved, Chapman’s eyes glistened when the crowd roared as she played the 1988 song’s unforgettable guitar riff.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
The oyster glistened in a translucent liquor that spilled onto Toomer’s hand.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
The meat was so glistening that it caught the light of the disco ball.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
But instead of helming “Troy,” starring a glistening Brad Pitt as Achilles, Nolan embarked on a genre-shifting Batman trilogy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
"We don't deserve this, it's not fair. I'm sorry I couldn't make it happen," Gattuso said, eyes glistening, before retreating to the dressing room.
From BBC ● Apr. 1, 2026
It was everywhere online: a glistening democracy of vegetables and protein, dutifully spaced on parchment, slid into a hot oven, retrieved as a complete life solution.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2026
Through blurry eyes, I took in the glow of fireworks glistening across the dark water.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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