gleam
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The scarcity of humankind makes those few people we do encounter gleam like ingots of gold on a sandy beach.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
There's almost no kissing, and the disco is a million miles from the hedonistic gleam of Studio 54.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
Fennell’s emphasis on not claiming faithfulness to the text gives her “Wuthering Heights” the soft-focus gleam of the romance fanfiction that much of her audience likely grew up on.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026
In Adamuz, where white buildings gleam among orange-lined streets, residents rushed to the town hall with supplies as news of the disaster spread.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
The instruments gleam in the bright light like marvelous animals.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
Vocabulary lists containing gleam
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