agleam
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of agleam
Example Sentences
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His blue eyes agleam, his trousers pressed, the former president, a wanderer accustomed to the planet’s cruel and harsh predicaments, offered coffee and pastries in his hotel room.
From Los Angeles Times
“I’m going to lie to you tonight, a lot,” he says, eyes agleam.
From New York Times
Or, as we see in “The Woman King’s” cut-to-the-quick opening scene, to rise silently from the grasses, sword out, midriff bared, shoulders agleam with sweat and firelight.
From Los Angeles Times
Vivienne has come out of the crowd, cat eyes agleam, hair loose around her face.
From Literature
But it wouldn’t be a correct Tom Ford visit without a suit, the four-figure indulgence that sets a certain kind of power broker’s eyes agleam.
From New York Times
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