twinkling
Example Sentences
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It was getting dark out, and Angela could see the runway lights twinkling in the distance.
From Literature
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He used the giant telescope to capture the twinkling of Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
From Los Angeles Times
Through the cockpit, the city glowed on the horizon, a strip of twinkling lights severing the night sky from the dark Potomac river.
After a romantic ride through chic neighbourhoods, Castel got down on one knee as a violinist played with the twinkling Eiffel Tower in the background.
From Barron's
Only Rowan and Allun saw that her hands were gripping her apron, twisting the white cloth, and that her eyes were twinkling not with laughter but with unshed tears.
From Literature
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