luminous
Example Sentences
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In 1890, at Gravelines, just north of Calais, he painted four spare, gloriously luminous views that capture its canal’s sweeping vistas and endless skies, and all of them are here.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy, in the house at the reviewed performance, gamely went along when Radcliffe briefly enlisted her luminous services.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
A luminous outline of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores loomed over Caracas against the night sky in January.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
Although its host star belongs to a similar stellar class as our Sun, HD 137010 is cooler and less luminous.
From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026
Her gentle smile, her luminous eyes, her rose scented perfume filled me with an inner calm, and I felt blessed.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
Vocabulary lists containing luminous
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