lambent

Example Sentences

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Breathtaking ombres of color ascend from the horizon, even outside its “golden hour” — the famously lambent period before sunset — even without the haze that amplifies these atmospheric special effects.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Half a century has passed since humans set foot on the moon, but the lunar rocks that they gathered are still revealing important information about Earth’s lambent neighbor.

From National Geographic • Oct. 23, 2023

I ran my hands over buttery silk button-downs in deep purple and lambent teal during a Tom Ford for Gucci capsule collection, and slipped into a cream column dress with a cutout at the hip.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023

It has sustained years of use throughout high school, college, and beyond, the lambent red glow of its numbers scarcely dimmed by time or age.

From The Verge • Nov. 25, 2021

The oil lamp to her right bathed one side of her face in lambent light; the other was cast in shadow.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray