luminous
Example Sentences
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While Patchett has clearly drawn on actual events and individuals to produce this luminous work, she exhibits the expert novelist’s knack for following a plot where the imagination takes it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Orris shares these stories with Timble, a snow-white owl with luminous yellow eyes who visits the barn each day at dusk “in a rush of wings and night air.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
"Black holes are known to 'eat' a lot of stuff, but during the active eating process and in their luminous quasar form, they also emit very strong radiation," said Zhu.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
But it’s Noble’s luminous way with Shakespeare, supported by an inspired company of redoubtable actresses, that redeems this production.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026
Outside, the sky had begun to lighten to a luminous gray.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing luminous
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