Example Sentences

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Where her music was once jittery, now it glides.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Nothing seems to ruffle his fur as this political veteran glides from crisis to crisis with feline calm, and the lick of a paw.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

The movie glides by so unassumingly, you may be stunned how moved you are by the end.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

From the first moments she glides across the frame, Paltrow is pulling focus.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2025

He jumps down from his perch at the back of the truck and glides across the driveway, moving as if gravity affects him differently than it does the rest of us.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon