luster

Example Sentences

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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

If those sellers include central banks, there could be a lot farther to fall before gold rediscovers its luster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The clash lost some luster with Oklahoma City's reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander headlining a raft of Thunder absentees as he missed a ninth straight game with an abdominal strain.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

But that hasn’t dented the independent power producer’s stock, which zoomed toward its highest level in nearly six weeks on Tuesday, regaining some of its past luster.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 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