limned
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The serious heart of the opera is Lincoln and his crushing grief, limned in four striking arias evenly spaced out through just over two hours of music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The text is matched by vivid, loosely painted watercolors and the animals, limned in brisk black brush lines, exude charm.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
Cox coaxed a marvelous stereo glow from the strings throughout, and Grimaud moved freely between hard-hammered accents and exquisitely limned lightness.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
He instead limned the experience of a Russian Orthodox vigil into an artwork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
Now the rising moon had limned them in white and silver.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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