aureole

Example Sentences

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This childishly wily Mary is a very damp match for Catherine McCormack’s pitiless Elizabeth and her aureole of fabulous, if anachronistic, hair.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2018

In the strongest work, half of the 9-foot-tall aureole apparently has been blown away, black resin flapping in shards out the back.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2018

That will allow the heat to extend farther into the country rock, creating a larger aureole.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

“I love you, Papa,” she said, her smile an aureole of smeared toothpaste and happiness.

From Nature • Mar. 12, 2014

The glorious aureole of light seen around the sun during total eclipses.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah