Example Sentences

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Glistening sequined panels on chiffon dresses were drawn from a 1934 dress named ‘Concerto.’

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2021

Glistening boulder-sized shards broke off, bobbing toward the stern.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2019

Glistening water dispensers hold teardrop-shaped vials filled with gems, promising qualities such as “Love,” “Fitness,” and “Forever Young.”

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2019

Glistening on one of her fingers, like a tiny disco ball, was a Super Bowl ring.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 18, 2017

Glistening in the soft ground around the saplings were hundreds of big fleshy worms.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool