sparkle
verb (used without object)
to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light.
has sparkled
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present perfectof sparkle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Root has sparkled since relinquishing the captaincy, averaging over 54 since June 2022 compared to an average of 46.44 in the five years prior and scoring 16 of his 41 Test centuries.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Haliburton, 21, has sparkled since coming east, and Unseld said he is a difficult cover because he has extended range and can flourish on the pick-and-roll.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2022
Burrow joined the Bengals nearly two years ago, but didn’t truly arrive until this playoff run, mixing his on-field substance with an off-field style that has sparkled in the glaring light of social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2022
Kisner is by no means short off the tee--averaging 291 vs. co-leader Hideki Matsuyama's 302--but it's been his ball-striking that has sparkled on the way to the back-to-back 67s that have put him on top.
From Golf Digest ● Aug. 12, 2017
I don't know," replied Case; "he has sparkled up in this same way, two or three times.
From Bart Ridgeley A Story of Northern Ohio by A. G. Riddle
