Example Sentences

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Salmond modernised and professionalised the SNP, ensuring its machinery was overhauled and its message was polished until it glinted like granite in the sun.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

On a recent Friday, the ruffled surface of Hood Canal glinted in the sun, while a favorable shoreward breeze kept the ambient temperature exactly perfect.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 10, 2023

Back at the tea room, Chao lifted her teacup to her lips as light glinted off the silver rings that circled her fingers.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2023

Its dagger-like fangs glinted in the dim light.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2022

At the mouth of the inlet, the massive shape of the turtle’s shell glinted like a burnished coin.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan