glade
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of glade
1520–30; akin to glad 1, in obsolete sense “bright”
Example Sentences
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Since most scenes occur in the forest glade, the artists at Pixar have created strikingly rendered settings which, while aiming for photorealism, also have a fantastical glow to them, highlighting the inherent magic of nature.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
Now that she’s an animal, she struggles to learn why the others have departed the glade.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
In a woodland glade, in dappled sunshine, Sharron and Glen Markey are arm-in-arm beside the tree they planted in memory of their beloved 17-year-old daughter, Helena, their only child.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025
The sylvan glade romanticism of “Emeralds,” the electric energy of “Rubies,” the glittering imperial court of “Diamonds.”
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2023
We stood in the middle of the forest glade where I’d first met John Henry.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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