luster
Example Sentences
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This newly identified behavior helps explain why gold jewelry, coins, and other objects can retain their luster for centuries.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
What once seemed exciting and new — this new house, namely — has lost its luster.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
Furthermore, citing AI as a reason for cuts will lose its luster among investors as more and more companies use the same tactic.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
Working with his regular cinematographer Oleg Mutu, Loznitsa gives this prison — and authoritarianism itself — a sickly luster without ever denying its wretched stench.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
The theater had lost its luster and its high-society audience, reduced to booking vaudeville comedians, clog dancers, and trick dogs.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Vocabulary lists containing luster
Chemistry - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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