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 ● Dec. 29, 2024
He saddles his beautiful palomino, and we expect an open prairie, but he winds up in a bright new kitchen, agleam with mod cons, where Gena Rowlands makes him ham and eggs.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 9, 2016
Both are gifted physical comedians: Watch McCarthy, eyes agleam, driving a car with her entire body, and an injured Bullock trying to get through an automatic door.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 27, 2013
But camp was all over the place in ’12: bubbling up from below, and agleam at the top of the pops.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2012
Vivienne has come out of the crowd, cat eyes agleam, hair loose around her face.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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