aglint
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of aglint
Example Sentences
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His step was springy, his shoulders squared, his eyes aglint with reminiscence as he strode on to the West Point parade ground to review the Corps of Cadets.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Listen well!" warned Salezar, his beady eyes aglint.
From Bring Me His Ears by Mulford, Clarence E.
But above and beyond all I saw my mother, with eyes aglint and face suffused with joy.
From At the Point of the Sword by Hayens, Herbert
Against the blue, stars were aglint with the twinkle of a million harbour lights.
From Heralds of Empire Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieutenant to Pierre Radisson in the Northern Fur Trade by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)
A long expanse of the Hudson was in sight from where he stood, its broad, rippled surface aglint in the September sunshine.
From The Crimson Sweater by Barbour, Ralph Henry
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