shimmer

“Solstice,” where he shares writing credits with Patti Smith, possesses the same kind of metaphysical shimmer that’s often intrinsic to a Patti Smith composition.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

At night, the lights that illuminate the bridge shimmer like mini moons in the waters below.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

Nearby, racks of sequined jackets shimmer with slogans like "Make Heaven Crowded," worn by supporters well into their seventies who, for a few days at least, dress more like pop fans than retirees.

From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026

But leads Miriam Margolyes and Alistair Nwachukwu practically shimmer with humor and warmth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

When the first shimmer had appeared in the distance, he’d thought it must be an illusion, like the lakes they sometimes saw that vanished as they drew near, but this hadn’t vanished.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Ms. Louis-Dreyfus gives a performance that shimmers with wit throughout, making a confident Broadway debut, even if her innate flair for comedy sometimes threatens to obscure the shadows that trail her character.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

He could have made something that shimmers, a piece of true pop that expresses repellent ideals.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

We’d chat while waiting at the little Middle Eastern bakery that turns out the neighborhood’s best Barbari bread — long, sesame-and–black-caraway–speckled loaves that come out of the oven so hot the air around them shimmers.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2025

A better future shimmers on the page when Lech Wałęsa climbs over a fence as an unemployed electrician, taps someone on the shoulder and becomes “the face of the Polish revolution.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025

The morning shimmers with fallen rain, but despite the mud on the road, we make good time.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

Wunmi Mosaku, up for best supporting actress for Sinners, opted for a striking blue dress, which shimmered on the red carpet.

From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2026

But it also shimmered with optimism and adventure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025

Lake Powell has shimmered between Glen Canyon’s reddish sandstone walls along the Arizona-Utah border since the dam was completed in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025

Dresses, tops, trousers and headpieces shimmered with sequins.

From Reuters ● Sep. 2, 2023

The girl’s spirit shimmered above her, connected to her body by a dozen delicate white tethers, like the whiskery roots of a mushroom.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

With gowned mannequins hung in all directions, and silvery galaxies shimmering here and there, we seem to have left the double helix for the double staircases of the Ziegfeld Follies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

I wrote years ago that the project boasted “a sort of shimmering authenticity” — if one didn’t look too closely.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

From a gas crater dubbed the "Gateway to Hell" to the shimmering marble buildings of its capital, Turkmenistan is tentatively opening up to tourists after decades of isolation.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Despite The Oval shimmering in the sunshine, this was an odd spectacle.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

With that, the shimmering spirit of the Sacred Wolf of Ahwoo-Ahwoo detached itself from Mama Woof.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood