Example Sentences

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A temporary town, a surreal city, an abstract English settlement had shimmered into existence, a highly decorative network stretching across miles of serene, gently rolling Somerset country.

From The Guardian • Jun. 26, 2010

On the night of their escape, the flames of the burning town had shimmered so brightly on the water that it had seemed that the lake was afire.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

Directly ahead of them, in the middle of the straits, an island had shimmered into existence.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

She clung close to her brother and beside him as we set forth down the roadway, through the rain, toward the ledge between the cliffs where the veils had shimmered.

From The Metal Monster by Merritt, Abraham

She spoke it in a tone so special, in spite of her weakness, that he stared an instant—stared as if some light, hitherto hidden, had shimmered across his vision. 

From The Beast in the Jungle by James, Henry