shimmering

Example Sentences

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To that end, this skillet starts, as many good things do, with a slick of olive oil shimmering in the pan.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

A shimmering crystal gets its colorful appearance from the precise arrangement of its atoms in space.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

The shimmering green river was so calm in stretches it appeared to be sleeping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Los Angeles, that magical realm of shimmering natural beauty, was befouled by smog — maybe forever.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda