sparkling
shining with flashing points or gleams of reflected light, as the ocean or a faceted gemstone.
(of liquids) effervescent; carbonated; fizzy:sparkling water.
brilliant, lively, or vivacious:sparkling conversation.
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How to use sparkling in a sentence
Actress Naturi Naughton’s holiday season came with an extra sparkle.
‘Power’ Star Naturi Naughton Got Engaged For Christmas | Charli Penn | January 1, 2021 | Essence.comThe sparkle in my glass this holiday season will symbolize relief, thankfulness and hope for the future.
Making champagne with little to no added sugar is tricky. A respected producer is doing it right. | Dave McIntyre | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostFew cities are as well-suited to becoming a fairytale of lights and unlikely connections as New York, and Dash & Lily head director Brad Silberling is the perfect choice to give the series an extra sparkle.
One Good Thing: Netflix’s Dash & Lily is a sweet TV rom-com with a Christmas twist | Emily VanDerWerff | November 20, 2020 | VoxAll Champagne is sparkling wine but not all sparkling wine is Champagne.
Armed with a breakfast burrito and sparkling Mimosa, we strongly disagree.
Don’t Diss the Beauty of Brunch: Defending Our Favorite Meal | Tim Teeman | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And he has remained perpetually ready for whatever else might arise, keeping his truck as sparkling as his persona.
Her bones stick up from the ground, and water has sealed them with a sparkling calcite coating.
The Cave Where Mayans Sacrificed Humans Is Open for Visitors | Nina Strochlic | August 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI opened my eyes as the screen brightened with waves of sparkling water.
‘Tracing the Blue Light’: Read Chapter 1 of Eileen Cronin’s ‘Mermaid’ | Eileen Cronin | April 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBang went the fragile bulb, as it splintered into a thousand atoms, and the mercury shot in sparkling globules over the table.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsHer beauty seemed fresh made; he thought of a wild rose washed by the dew and sparkling in the sunlight.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodHis features were handsome, and he had the yellow hair of the northern race, and blue and sparkling eyes.'
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonThese short studies reflect every phase of Voltaire's sparkling genius.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)When Sir Lucien reappeared she ran to him excitedly, her charming face flushed and her eyes sparkling.
Dope | Sax Rohmer
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