glint
noun
a tiny, quick flash of light.
Example Sentences
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A few of the people, including a man with a camera, stared at the sky, studying the way the smoke rose and shifted, letting in glints of light and then closing again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
Overmilked phrases and wayward pitch aside, the Romanian soprano’s voice retains glints of its delicate, kaleidoscopic colors and a sense of interiority.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
Across our own solar system, scientists can detect the presence of liquid oceans by observing "glints" -- flashes of sunlight that reflect off liquid surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 28, 2023
The giant gold watch on her wrist glints against the green-and-white paper bakery baggie, then she turns and darts out, eyes already back on her phone.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023
Orange sunlight glints off its metal wings as it banks toward the west.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
