shimmering
Example Sentences
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Inspired by Talking Heads and Grace Jones, it's a record whose shimmering surfaces disguise lyrics of deep emotional complexity.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
One of the most famous was “Running Fence,” 24½ miles of shimmering white, 18-foot-tall fabric that stretched across picturesque terrain in Northern California’s Sonoma and Marin counties from Sept. 10 to Sept. 24, 1976.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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
I woke up disoriented as the crackle of shimmering sparks turned into the dawn chorus of birds.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
