Example Sentences

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We swam to where the glassiness ended and the wind rippled the surface, 14 minutes out.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

The darkness of the universe is a brooding, gorgeous aria; the creation of the stars, a superhigh undulation amid glassiness, scattered through the piano and orchestra.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023

Though his face was unlined and his skin glowed, there was a fleeting glassiness in his eyes.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 2, 2019

Their eyes all have a weird glassiness, and their mouths appear disconnected from their faces.

From Washington Post • Jun. 5, 2019

There’s something about his reaction— about the glassiness of his eyes—something that he mumbled when Nita shot him with the fear serum— something about her.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth