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

In the second cast, Christine Shevchenko fell far short of Ms. Teuscher’s finesse, but she essayed the opening “Preghiera” movement with more of its requisite lilt and shimmer than Ms. Teuscher did.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

I hear the undertones now that shimmer under the surface of the words right and wrong.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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

Yet the result was a unique, multi-faceted sculptural adornment to Central Park that still shimmers compellingly in the dappled light of springtime, while convincingly elevating architecture to the status of fine art.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

A veritable feast for the ears that shimmers with sound — a stray guitar flourish here, a pulsing synthesizer there.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

“Cortez the Killer” shimmers into existence, and a listener might contemplate that while it’s another one of Young’s monumental mid-’70s mythic journeys, it’s also essentially a story about imperialism.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2025

The mask shimmers strangely at his touch, like a pool rippling beneath a drop of rain.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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

More than half a century ago, he said, a spring-fed pool shimmered in this spot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2025

There, in the front window, glistens a massive Maria Theresa-style chandelier that once shimmered in the hotel’s ballroom, its many crystals winking at you in the refracted light.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024

After it had bumped back onto the table, the air around it shimmered, almost like the wobble of sun on a hot road.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

“There’s some point in which memories become dreams,” Cooks said of the forms that gradually cohere, shimmering, like film in a developing tray.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

The shimmering jewelry displayed in later galleries supplies, well, more glitter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

The strange thing is that the pitch seems to have that same shimmering quality I remember from watching the TV all those years ago.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 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

Erishkigal's ugallus had erected a palatial tent of shimmering midnight blue.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda