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glimmer

[glim-er] / ˈglɪm ər /




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But in that 1967 episode, when she was still an unknown, the only glimmer to behold was embroidered on the host’s jacket.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2026

There was a brief glimmer of hope Servite would come back when it scored a touchdown to make the score 34-21 with five minutes left.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The first glimmer of our AI future revealed itself a decade ago in the form of a single black stone.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

As the sun sets on the Benfield Hill Nature Reserve, just outside Hove, a distinct green glimmer starts to flicker in the chalk grasslands.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Or like firing the one person who made me see the slightest glimmer of hope.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

For those of us who actually do like crepes, though, there are some glimmers of hope.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

"We have seen one or two weaknesses, glimmers, no more than that," said Nevin.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Mr. Pollack also finds some glimmers of policy progress.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

"The humanitarian situation here is desperate, but there are faint glimmers of hope," Guterres wrote in the post on X. "We must stand with Haiti."

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

There are glimmers of light in the sky as the sun gets set to rise, the road pointing right toward it, the river, too, rushing toward the dawn.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

Beats hummed, lights glimmered and about 200 young men and women traded emerald-green tiles.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

In a small village further up the beach, Christmas lights glimmered in the dark.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2023

The sun glimmered on the sea outside his west-facing windows.

From Seattle Times Jul. 12, 2023

At night, they glimmered across the water: Twenty-five thousand tiny LEDs, stretching 1.8 miles across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco to Oakland.

From New York Times Mar. 7, 2023

They glimmered in the candlelight, pink and pale green and silver.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

And while the movie’s legacy looks a little more macabre now, Panettiere and Trachtenberg’s glimmering performances are enough to push through the darkness.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Despite the glimmering signs of stress on the domestic front, Chinese leaders recently signalled they have no intention of rolling out any major policy easing in the near term.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

In the closing shot, the words "we belong together" appeared over a sea of bodies dancing beneath glimmering lights at the show.

From BBC Jan. 15, 2026

Antonio Obá’s painting of a monk-like horseman at Mendes Wood DM, his copper-hued cloak glimmering under a turquoise sky while his gaze pierces the viewer, is a small master class in paint-handling and color theory.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 4, 2025

Behind them the sinking Sun filled the cool western sky with glimmering gold.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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