shimmer

Example Sentences

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Los Angeles, that magical realm of shimmering natural beauty, was befouled by smog — maybe forever.

From Los Angeles Times

And that's how the night seemed to end, with a shimmering sea of light sticks spreading across the square, like a galaxy.

From BBC

Then there’s Texas, the perennial Democratic mirage — always shimmering on the horizon.

From Los Angeles Times

“Just wait till you see what’s for dessert this noon!” she’d tell us at the breakfast table, and all morning in the shop the question would shimmer in the back of our minds.

From Literature

Now a vast swathe of light twisted in a voiceless wind; then the swathe vanished, and shimmering pale-green waves rippled across the stars.

From Literature