gleam
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At that point, he was told, riders would always look left, just for a second, at the towers and the gleam of downtown Manhattan in the sunlight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Since then, every major chapter of Trump’s story has been suffused with the gleam of his favorite metal.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
There's almost no kissing, and the disco is a million miles from the hedonistic gleam of Studio 54.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Dollops of candied citrus gleam like jewels, Turbinado sugar crowns the loaf with a satisfyingly crackly crust, and the coffee whispers beneath it all, cutting through sweetness and coaxing out the pumpkin’s earthy depth.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025
How the tourists must delight in the gleam of metal and porcelain!
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
A silver court gown like the one Marie Antoinette wore at her wedding gleams in the central case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
But keep your whisk moving, and you’ll feel it: the moment the sauce thickens, holds, and gleams just slightly.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
Unfolding on a set of distressed wooden planks and hanging lanterns, “Our Town” gleams like a restored antique in this Broadway revival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024
Most intriguing is a hand-size squid that gleams ruby red.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 13, 2024
My domain gleams with moonlight when I awake to the sound of Stella’s calls.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
The golden antiquities gleamed gently under their spotlights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2025
Skies gleamed pink, green and yellow as the aurora borealis illuminated parts of northern England.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023
"Is that…" her eyes gleamed, jaw dropping to the floor, as she placed both of her tiny hands over her heart.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2023
From another archive shelf, a bottle for a different perfume gleamed with allure.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
The white light from the screen gleamed on James’s face, his lips parted in a faint frown.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Next, an interior shot, sweeping across a gleaming white room occupied by sleek screens and glass-domed beds, space-age Sleeping Beauty contraptions.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Brooches that refer to various Chanel collections are assembled out of Legos, bits of Star Wars action figures, and other bric-a-brac, gleaming in jewelry cases and elevating these childish materials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
But there’s also been forward progress for the Chargers, who in 2024 opened “The Bolt,” a gleaming, $250-million training center in El Segundo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
At a gleaming new factory in China's central hinterland, masked workers in white uniform season and sift through mounds of latiao, a longtime popular snack that has found hungry fans overseas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Dark-skinned women sat around her on all sides, each clad in gleaming white linen.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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