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His footwork had sparkled briefly in space, but he had also lobbed a pass over the head of Max Malins when the line was beckoning and misjudged a grubber kick for Arundell.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2023

SRC head of policy Ewan MacDonald-Russell said March sales had "sparkled" compared with recent months, following the removal of nearly all Scottish Covid restrictions.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2022

He thought he could change most of a U.S. men’s national soccer team lineup that had sparkled three days earlier and still get out of Estadio Rommel Fernández with at least a point Sunday.

From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2021

Church-roofs, distant and rarely seen, had sparkled in the view.”

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2012

The eyes that for a moment had sparkled with new hope, grew dull again; the lines of care descended between the brows.

From The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series by Sabatini, Rafael