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
If I hadn’t already been seated, I would have collapsed right across that gleaming floor.
From Literature
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But the Chrysler Building faces tough competition from newer buildings, like the nearby One Vanderbilt Avenue or the gleaming Hudson Yards structures.
From Barron's
A silver court gown like the one Marie Antoinette wore at her wedding gleams in the central case.
The words were painted across the glass doors in gleaming red.
From Literature
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