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glimmer

[glim-er] / ˈglɪm ər /




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The announcement has, so far, been met with little enthusiasm in Gaza, though some people told the BBC they saw a glimmer of hope.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

There’s a glimmer of good news in the story of Americans’ whopping credit-card bill.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

News crews, Venezuelan officials and nearby residents were drawn to a remarkable scene that offered a glimmer of hope amid the country’s otherwise dystopian tableau.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

Thomas E. Franklin’s “Raising the Flag at Ground Zero,” taken only hours after the twin towers had collapsed, provided a glimmer of hope among the wreckage.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

The orange glow from the night-sky over London crept into the room and cast a glimmer of light on to its walls.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

"We have seen one or two weaknesses, glimmers, no more than that," said Nevin.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Some glimmers of hope have emerged from what we do know.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

Even with higher borrowing costs in the near term, there are some glimmers of improved affordability for home buyers.

From MarketWatch May 21, 2026

Even as graduate hiring shows early glimmers of a rebound, summer internship opportunities appear to be getting scarcer—while competition for them only gets more intense.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 29, 2026

It’s hard to tell exactly what’s going on, but as the weeks pass we begin to catch glimmers.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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

Then, as he did throughout the night, Clemons took center stage and wailed on his sax that glimmered in the setting sun.

From Seattle Times Jul. 7, 2023

Her four eyes glimmered as if she had a separate thought behind each and was trying to weave them into a coherent web.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

Swimming pools, well-manicured lawns, carefully appointed midcentury interiors, glimmering light and stylish people abound.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 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

His first solo museum presentation in 2024, at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, included a glimmering installation of amber splayed across the floor.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2025

Dawn came glimmering, and slowly a grey light grew about them.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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