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glint

[glint] / glɪnt /


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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

Doug feverishly bangs out a script and Griff, who plans to star in the remake, calls it “a masterpiece,” though the demented glint in Mr. Black’s eyes assures us it’s anything but.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 24, 2025

There’s a glint of drama in that Neytiri doesn’t want to risk a custody skirmish with Spider’s biological father.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 16, 2025

"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 glint of his gold-plated sneakers winks in my periphery.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

When his camera isn’t woozily circling like a merry-go-round, his edginess glints.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

There are moments when Ewan McGregor’s performance — with its glints of hurt and anger — points to a tougher, truer, more nuanced movie than the one you’re watching.

From New York Times Feb. 14, 2024

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

Cables snake everywhere, insulation glints in the sunlight, ceiling panels have yet to be fitted and protective coverings mask the floors - but the hard work is done.

From BBC Jun. 6, 2023

The true sun glints above the tree line and warms my fur.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Salmond modernised and professionalised the SNP, ensuring its machinery was overhauled and its message was polished until it glinted like granite in the sun.

From BBC Oct. 13, 2024

On a recent Friday, the ruffled surface of Hood Canal glinted in the sun, while a favorable shoreward breeze kept the ambient temperature exactly perfect.

From Seattle Times Aug. 10, 2023

Its dagger-like fangs glinted in the dim light.

From Slate Dec. 24, 2022

The Clear Lake hitch glinted like silver dollars as they headed up the lake’s tributaries to spawn, a reliable squirming crop of plenty, steeped in history and tasty when salted and dried like jerky.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 6, 2022

Fadi glanced back at the house as the last of the sun’s rays glinted across the expanse of windows, tinting them silver.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

His third delivery, one followed with a glinting glare, beat the edge of Henry Nicholls' bat.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

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

"It's like many, many thousands of rotating, glinting ruffled potato chips."

From Salon Apr. 4, 2025

In these scenes, it’s hard to take your eyes off the glinting McAvoy, who’s like some fiendish juggler of items both benign and dangerous.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2024

On the roof of Jason’s building stood his old comrades from Camp Jupiter: an array of demigods in combat armor, their Imperial gold weapons and shields glinting in the dark.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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