Example Sentences

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Theron’s brown contact lenses create the glassily reptilian belligerent stare, and the flaky dull skin is fabricated with prosthetics.

From The Guardian • Jul. 9, 2020

The red and white flowers in her hair had wilted somewhat in the heat, but Suu Kyi herself, as pale as her blouse, was glassily composed.

From Newsweek • Apr. 2, 2013

"You're gonna come on an adventure with me trying to find the authentic Sarah," she intones, staring glassily into the camera.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2011

A lake glassily reflects the ebbing light from the sky.

From The Guardian • Apr. 25, 2010

Her mouth was open and her eyes bulged glassily.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright