Example Sentences
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A silver court gown like the one Marie Antoinette wore at her wedding gleams in the central case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
But keep your whisk moving, and you’ll feel it: the moment the sauce thickens, holds, and gleams just slightly.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
However, he praised Smith for his performance and noted he was a "natural fit for the role of Dr Stockmann" and "gleams with authority" throughout.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024
Most intriguing is a hand-size squid that gleams ruby red.
From National Geographic ● Feb. 13, 2024
The night was dark with occasional gleams of moonlight between the rents of the heavy clouds that scudded across the sky.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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