sparkling

Example Sentences

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When someone asked about “pét nat” wines—short for pétillant naturel, a trendy sparkling variety—one young techie pulled faces that would trigger expulsion from a Swiss lyceum.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Angolan actress Lesliana Pereira dorning a long black dress with half butterfly wing embelished in sparkling gold and silver stones and crystals.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

One rib bone from a deer-like animal contained sparkling calcite crystals that turned out to be crucial for dating the site.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Rolling Stone, for example, called her “a sparkling diamond.”

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

I never knew the night sky could be so amazing—trillions of blinking, sparkling, spinning lights in a velvet-black sky.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes