glinting

Example Sentences

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With a small gold “LA” necklace glinting against her black overalls, Toruño says L.A. is the closest thing to Central America she has found in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 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, 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

Shreve was coming up the walk, shambling, fatly earnest, his glasses glinting beneath the running leaves like little pools.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner