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
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 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
The forest was drenched in jeweled hues: the cerulean waters of Peace, the gilded light of Pleasure, the emerald luster of Progress, the crimson blaze of Pain.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing luster
Chemistry - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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