Example Sentences

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Pearls, iridescently entwined with silver threads, accentuated numerous ensembles, symbolizing purity.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 3, 2023

Spalding’s iridescently jumpsuited Iphigenia of the Open Tense had some gorgeous vocal moments: The heroine’s discovery of selfhood is expressed through Spalding pushing through the husk of operatic form and blooming into long improvisatory incantations.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2021

The objective is to create something so iridescently perfect that it generates its own innate shock and awe, a timeless monument to beauty, wealth and the power to do whatever the hell you want.

From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2020

I bandage my iridescently painted nails on to me.

From The Guardian • Sep. 26, 2019

Acorns, beechnuts, and chestnuts; strawberries, huckleberries, and blackberries; wheat, oats, and maize—all went down the pigeons’ iridescently feathered gullets.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann