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
“I’m going to lie to you tonight, a lot,” he says, eyes agleam.
From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2023
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
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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