glisten

Example Sentences

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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

Emma slid her hand into mine and squeezed, and I saw Miss Peregrine’s cheeks glisten in the firelight.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs