luster
Example Sentences
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Owens & Co., which services and restores older statuettes that have lost their luster.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 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 cost of losing some of that luster: potentially higher borrowing costs, less capacity to absorb a financial shock, and less ability to create one with sanctions, Singh adds.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
But the schools’ sobering return projections and new willingness to cash out early suggest the long-treasured investment is losing its luster.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
Shallow moons had been worn into the risers; the bannister, he saw, had lost its luster.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Vocabulary lists containing luster
Chemistry - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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"The Pit and the Pendulum," Vocabulary from the short story
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