éclat

Few American artists of the 20th century arrived with quite his éclat.

From New York Times ● May 4, 2024

Nonetheless, France did manage a few moments of éclat et élan in that semifinal, and none were more breathtaking than Kylian Mbappé’s backheel.

From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2018

Indeed, that the 500th anniversary of Luther’s act has been noted without éclat in the United States may be something to celebrate.

From Time ● Oct. 30, 2017

As Claire, Duncan acts with her usual éclat, but her performance is distinguished for being so grounded in the collective drama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2014

Twice before had he done so, obtaining by it a sort of borrowed éclat that was mistaken for bravery.

From The Child Wife by Mayne Reid

This was one of his regularly misfiring tricks, but today, miracle of miracles, he performed it with such adroitness and eclat that he couldn't think of any reason not to go on living.

From BBC ● May 23, 2020

There was great rejoicing over the event at Scranton, Pennsylvania, where cannon, bells and whistles of locomotives were employed to give eclat to the occasion.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2019

Dolley’s eclat served Madison well; he may have been a raconteur at his own dinner table, but social skills eluded him outside the doors of Montpelier or the White House.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2015

Varnedoe's catalog essay bears the title "Comet: Jackson Pollock's Life and Work," which fits the eclat and brevity of Pollock's appearance.

From Time Magazine Archive

The prisoners were represented by John Berwick, the engineer, who entered into their defense with much interest and eclat.

From The Frontier Boys in the Sierras Or, The Lost Mine by Wyn Roosevelt