glint
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The sword of Damocles didn’t descend, but its glint lit every meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
If it doesn’t glint in the light, I’m not interested.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2026
Netflix’s purchase of WBD would result in a “big market share” he says with a glint in his eye.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
"Being a safety steward, I'm supposed to be impartial - but how could I be last night?" he says, with a glint in his eye.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
The weather was still hotter than hinges, with only a glint of goldenrod.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
When his camera isn’t woozily circling like a merry-go-round, his edginess glints.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Across our own solar system, scientists can detect the presence of liquid oceans by observing "glints" -- flashes of sunlight that reflect off liquid surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 28, 2023
But jokes litter the film like scattered Legos, making you hesitate long enough to appreciate how the light glints off Ballister’s armor-plated shoulders.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
The flowers embossed on the bottle suggest spring, and the pink wine within glints of sunlight.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 30, 2023
The chair, the bed, the mirror, picking up glints of moonlight, seem to move, shuddering, trembling with spirits making them jerk, come alive.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Dressed in a layered outfit, Multani’s right wrist glinted with a Kara — an iron bracelet, known as one of five articles of Sikh faith — decorated with Punjabi language script and proudly visible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Diver Mags Martin said: "Because we had torches, it glinted in the torchlight."
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2025
As the Parisian runway glinted under the weight of expectation, Sarah Burton, with a profound respect for legacy and an unmistakable innovative touch, presented her magnum opus for Alexander McQueen Saturday night.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2023
Her eyes glinted wickedly, and she paused dramatically.
From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2023
Juanita just sat back and looked at me smugly, a tiny bit of sisterly pride glinted in her brown eyes, but I didn’t acknowledge it.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
The small canvas shows a young woman set on a dark background, her head turned towards the viewer and a pearl earring glinting from beneath her blue and cream turban.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
The light is glinting on the dogs' baubles.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
"It's like many, many thousands of rotating, glinting ruffled potato chips, basically," as Venkatesan put it.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2025
New John Deere tractors made their way last week through the sprawling port of Brunswick, Ga., their distinctive green paint glinting in the sunshine.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
Now she stood perfectly still, a little fire glinting in her dark eyes.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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