smooth as glass
Example Sentences
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The surface of Lake Superior, Mr. Bacon writes, “spread out smooth as glass, as if nothing had happened the day before.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
The properties of TOI-6713.01 are perhaps most similar to those of the Jovian moon Io, where scientists recently discovered a lava lake as smooth as glass.
From Salon • May 14, 2024
“Concrete can be smooth as glass, or rough and tactile,” said Mr. Mitchell, who noted this range of textures is part of what attracts him to the material.
From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2022
After several minutes of pushing and pulling their little skiff into deeper water, they climbed aboard and set out on tea-colored water as smooth as glass.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2021
It was a particular blue, made of light and darkness mingling, clear as glass, smooth as glass, as much like water as sky.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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