luminous
Example Sentences
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"It's the very beginning of Baroque painting, depicting a crucified Christ, isolated, luminous and standing out vividly against a dark and threatening sky," he said.
From Barron's
This inconsistency doesn’t diminish the portion of Pissarro’s paintings that is luminous.
Mr. Loquasto’s pale, loosely clinging outfits for the men and women provide a celestial softness further enhanced by Ms. Tipton’s luminous lighting.
What lingers, though — in both del Toro’s film and Shelley’s original — are the small, luminous moments where food becomes something more than sustenance.
From Salon
He receives his due — at times, veneration — for the luminous courage that held together a loose coalition of colonies against the world’s foremost military power.
From Los Angeles Times
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