glimmer

A coral nursery is providing a faint glimmer of hope and has even seen the return of plankton-feeding fish.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

If there is one faint glimmer of hope, it’s that going up against Buffalo star quarterback Josh Allen might not be the worst thing for Maye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Jewelry sales have offered a glimmer of hope for retailers this year, as wealthier shoppers spend like inflation doesn’t exist.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

The flames provided the only light under the night sky and the black valley would glimmer with flecks of orange.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

I was not even sure what he meant, but, for the first time, I had a glimmer of something I had not previously understood: why the others were all so fond of him.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

For those of us who actually do like crepes, though, there are some glimmers of hope.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

UN chief Antonio Guterres cited "glimmers of hope" for Haiti in a visit Tuesday to the impoverished Caribbean nation long plagued by political, economic and security woes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

The party is pointing to some glimmers of hope among these election results, including Westminster and holding on to other councils such as Harlow, Broxbourne, Bexley and Fareham.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

This “Farm” isn’t lacking for good intentions and, in spots, as with Woody Harrelson’s fine casting as the naïve, loyal horse Boxer, one can see glimmers of what a good adaptation might have been.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

There were glimmers of better times to come, but they were just glimmers.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Beats hummed, lights glimmered and about 200 young men and women traded emerald-green tiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

In a small village further up the beach, Christmas lights glimmered in the dark.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023

Even in that video, however, the falls glimmered behind the human parade, shocking in their beauty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2023

The sun glimmered on the sea outside his west-facing windows.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023

There was no moonlight between the trees, but the unicorn glimmered and shone with pale light, like the moon, while the girl herself glittered and glowed as if she trailed a dust of lights.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman

And while the movie’s legacy looks a little more macabre now, Panettiere and Trachtenberg’s glimmering performances are enough to push through the darkness.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

Despite the glimmering signs of stress on the domestic front, Chinese leaders recently signalled they have no intention of rolling out any major policy easing in the near term.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

But “Ankhmerwer”—gorgeously inscribed and illustrated and sprinkled with glimmering gold shrines, crowns, birds, gods and sun disks—rewards close looking and empathetic eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

In the closing shot, the words "we belong together" appeared over a sea of bodies dancing beneath glimmering lights at the show.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

Maya catches my eye, hers glimmering sneakily, and it’s middle school deja vu.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas