glint
noun
a tiny, quick flash of light.
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
As the Parisian runway glinted under the weight of expectation, Sarah Burton, with a profound respect for legacy and an unmistakable innovative touch, presented her magnum opus for Alexander McQueen Saturday night.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2023
Its dagger-like fangs glinted in the dim light.
From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2022
The Clear Lake hitch glinted like silver dollars as they headed up the lake’s tributaries to spawn, a reliable squirming crop of plenty, steeped in history and tasty when salted and dried like jerky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
The light was at an angle that glinted off his tiny spectacles, and I couldn’t see his eyes behind them.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
