gleam

Example Sentences

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In Adamuz, where white buildings gleam among orange-lined streets, residents rushed to the town hall with supplies as news of the disaster spread.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

At its site, called Treasure Creek, near Fairbanks, Australian company Felix Gold has found high-grade surface deposits of antimony that gleam in the sunlight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

On the soft gleam of the stove’s flame.

From Salon • May 12, 2025

She is excruciatingly introspective but in perfect control of every sentence and emotion — withholding, sparing or repeating words to produce observations that gleam with intelligence and insight but keep their author shadowed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

Libby’s eyes gleam, and her lips twist into another version of that creepy smile.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day