glint
noun
a tiny, quick flash of light.
have glinted
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present perfectof glint.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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He looks humble beneath the immense mosaics that have glinted since the 11th century — through Kyiv’s sacking by the Mongols, its absorption into Poland, its domination by the Soviet Union.
From New York Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
With gilded skin and rock crystal eyes it would have glinted and glowed with life in candlelight on a home altar.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
Sunday’s late game, Sheffield United versus Chelsea, will see Thomas Tuchel trying to out-tactic Chris Wilder whose Blades have glinted a glimpse of safety.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 5, 2021
General Montgomery's eyes must have glinted as he remembered the interview he had given.
From Time Magazine Archive
It must have glinted gloriously at first, but weather and rain had rusted the cans and they presented but a sorry spectacle.
From War in the Garden of Eden by Kermit Roosevelt
