luminous
Example Sentences
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Gas becomes more strongly ionized and luminous where the radio jets pass through it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
While Armani already used these luminous touches in his eveningwear, Silvana Armani has multiplied them to emphasise the fluidity and lightness of her silhouettes.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Their luminous, pale surfaces are covered in geometric markings that could be a lost version of cuneiform, and the objects’ irregular edges bring to mind a puzzle long ago disassembled and dispersed to far-flung locales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
As the luminous, sweet and steel-spined Doralee, she doesn’t just hold her own, she shines, shattering the same sexist assumptions that often plagued Dolly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Posters; dried flowers in a beer mug; the luminous glow of her stereo in the dark.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing luminous
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