agleam
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of agleam
Example Sentences
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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 • Sep. 15, 2022
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
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
On entering the patient's room with spinal tap tray portentously agleam, Burton encountered the patient's family members.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2011
“Well, honey, I sure appreciate these pancakes,” Katz responded, face agleam with syrup and early-morning happiness.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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