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sparkle

[spahr-kuhl] / ˈspɑr kəl /




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"I just feel like her sparkle lives on in all of us," said Rickards.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Maybe you’re sitting in London and decide you’d like to take one of those sightseeing boats on the Seine to see the Eiffel Tower sparkle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The expansion to 48 teams and 104 games, meanwhile, made room for a number of surprises that gave the tournament its life and sparkle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Brilliant blue and white stars sparkle against glowing crimson clouds of hydrogen gas, creating a breathtaking scene that resembles fireworks shining through drifting smoke.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

Cejas’s story gallops on and on, and I feel her sparkle zing right through the phone and into my hand.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads

"There's something very clever about Drag Race," Dawson said, "because you come for the sequins and the sparkles, but actually under its surface, you're dealing with really big, heavy and important topics."

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

As I walk into the heart of the 60th Notting Hill Carnival, the sun is shining and bouncing off the sequins, gems and sparkles of the costumes and decorations surrounding me.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

A brilliant field of red, white, and blue stars sparkles across a new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, resembling a sparkler glowing against the night sky.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

She grilled Claude for the right combination of swish and sparkles, to the amusement of her nosy older sister.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

And this woman was the first spirit that was dressed up, wearing a fancy hat filled with feathers and sparkles and a dress that looked similar to Clara’s, a brilliant shade of peacock blue.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

The 39-year-old has sparkled at his sixth World Cup - a joint record with Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Mexico's Guillermo Ochoa - scoring eight goals and providing three assists.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

With just one goal in five starts, he certainly has not sparkled like Mbappe, Messi or Jude Bellingham.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Tuesday evening’s April quarter earnings sparkled, as sales of $3 billion and earnings 85 cents a share both surpassed analyst estimates.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

On a recent winter night, frost sparkled in the air like cold confetti and a warm glow spilled from the small windows of a tavern in the one-stoplight village of Sergeantsville, N.J.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Sarah smiled, her eyes so gleeful they sparkled like water in sunlight.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The US fashion designer, known as the "Sultan of Sequins" for his sparkling creations, won a Tony Award, nine Emmys and received three Oscar nominations during his career.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Prolific costume designer Bob Mackie, whose dynamic sparkling and fringed creations dressed pop culture superstars such as Cher, Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus, has died.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

Roses are placed on the tables where supporters nibbled from snack plates, hugged, all smiles, and sipped from glasses of sparkling wine or beer.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Tice said warmer weather has upsides: Britain’s sparkling wine would soon challenge French Champagne.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

There were hundreds of sparkling windows, some panes over a dozen feet in height and width, shining like mirrors in the sunlight as they rose above the canopy.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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