gleam
noun
a flash or beam of light.
have gleamed
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present perfectof gleam.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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For all the plaudits due Harry Redknapp, however, the managerial talent to have gleamed most has been Owen Coyle's.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 20, 2010
She had never had an idea of that kind in her life before, and that this sudden subtlety should have gleamed upon her as a momentary talisman gives the measure of her present nervousness.
From The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) by Henry James
Had the room been dark his eyes might have gleamed like those of a tiger.
From The Cottage of Delight A Novel by Will N. (William Nathaniel) Harben
No iceberg in the northern reaches of his native inland sea could have gleamed more coldly bright than his hard eyes.
From The Men Who Wrought by Ridgwell Cullum
In his eyes there shone a curious hunger—such a look as might have gleamed in the eyes of the prisoners behind the gates.
From The Bars of Iron by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
