glimmer

A coral nursery is providing a faint glimmer of hope and has even seen the return of plankton-feeding fish.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

If there is one faint glimmer of hope, it’s that going up against Buffalo star quarterback Josh Allen might not be the worst thing for Maye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Jewelry sales have offered a glimmer of hope for retailers this year, as wealthier shoppers spend like inflation doesn’t exist.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

There was a brief glimmer of hope Servite would come back when it scored a touchdown to make the score 34-21 with five minutes left.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Beneath that is the silvery white glimmer of synthetic bone and ligaments.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

For those of us who actually do like crepes, though, there are some glimmers of hope.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

"We have seen one or two weaknesses, glimmers, no more than that," said Nevin.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

"The humanitarian situation here is desperate, but there are faint glimmers of hope," Guterres wrote in the post on X. "We must stand with Haiti."

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

This “Farm” isn’t lacking for good intentions and, in spots, as with Woody Harrelson’s fine casting as the naïve, loyal horse Boxer, one can see glimmers of what a good adaptation might have been.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

When morning comes and the parking lot glimmers with dew, I see the billboard on the highway.

From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate

Beats hummed, lights glimmered and about 200 young men and women traded emerald-green tiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

In a small village further up the beach, Christmas lights glimmered in the dark.

From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023

At night, they glimmered across the water: Twenty-five thousand tiny LEDs, stretching 1.8 miles across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco to Oakland.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

Sheer mermaid gowns and dresses with sinuous three-dimensional florets glimmered with paillettes and tulle.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2023

The flames had died in the early morning, leaving a deep bed of sullen coals that glimmered when the wind brushed them.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

And while the movie’s legacy looks a little more macabre now, Panettiere and Trachtenberg’s glimmering performances are enough to push through the darkness.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

Swimming pools, well-manicured lawns, carefully appointed midcentury interiors, glimmering light and stylish people abound.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

But “Ankhmerwer”—gorgeously inscribed and illustrated and sprinkled with glimmering gold shrines, crowns, birds, gods and sun disks—rewards close looking and empathetic eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

In the closing shot, the words "we belong together" appeared over a sea of bodies dancing beneath glimmering lights at the show.

From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026

Rivers running bright and blue below, glimmering in the sun.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin