gleam
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Since then, every major chapter of Trump’s story has been suffused with the gleam of his favorite metal.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
The gleam of a cellphone or a car’s headlights also can throw off the courtship ritual by distracting the bugs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 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
Fennell’s emphasis on not claiming faithfulness to the text gives her “Wuthering Heights” the soft-focus gleam of the romance fanfiction that much of her audience likely grew up on.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2026
It was a green valley-land dotted with trees through which he caught the gleam of a river that wound away roughly to the north-west.
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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
Cassandra Peterson understands the power of a movie night — or more specifically, the kind of movie night that wobbles between horror and hilarity, where the fake blood maybe gleams brighter than the budget.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2025
Most intriguing is a hand-size squid that gleams ruby red.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 13, 2024
More than anyone in his era of new-age fighters, Haney gleams in the spoils of war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2023
My domain gleams with moonlight when I awake to the sound of Stella’s calls.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
Metallic candy pearls gleamed under the fluorescent lights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025
The swan’s 10-foot wingspan gleamed in the sunlight, which was, dare I say, a hopeful sight.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
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
On a chain at his throat gleamed a sun-shaped disk of gold.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
Each of the five judges read all the submitted books, with Beard joking she "occasionally felt daunted as a new box of 30 or so gleaming volumes landed on my doorstep".
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
But not long after the job was complete, the paint began to visibly peel, and the gleaming waters promptly refilled with green pond scum.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
It is now a sophisticated, cosmopolitan hub with gleaming Cartier boutiques, avant-garde art installations and luxury districts dotted with Michelin-star restaurants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Another massive piece, “Kumbi Saleh 3020 CE,” resurrects the medieval city of Kumbi Saleh, the capital of the ancient Ghanaian empire, as a gleaming, futuristic hub.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
Dhabus were rolling in every direction, gleaming pieces of gold rolling between patrons’ feet.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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