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 other is a well-known image of Swift, often representative of her recent Eras tour, featuring the 36-year-old onstage, holding her pink guitar and dressed in a shimmering bodysuit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

I slip on one shimmering ruby shoe and, tugging on the other one, hop over to the control panel, where the stage manager is calling cues into her headset.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein