Example Sentences

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The windows at the fish ladder at the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks are shimmering with fish.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Up at the top, the waters are shimmering with colorful golden jellyfish and moon jellies.

From National Geographic • Feb. 28, 2018

There are shimmering electro-R&B jams like Khalid and Swae Lee's "The Ways" and "Redemption," by the duo of Zacari and Babes Wodumo, a South African club star who imports the dance groove called gqom.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2018

The whole valley is bathed in Arctic light, and waves of the fjord are shimmering as they crawl out to sea.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2016

She pulls away, and her eyes are shimmering black stars looking into mine.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon