Example Sentences
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Wunmi Mosaku, up for best supporting actress for Sinners, opted for a striking blue dress, which shimmered on the red carpet.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
But it also shimmered with optimism and adventure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
Lake Powell has shimmered between red canyon walls along the Arizona-Utah border since Glen Canyon Dam was completed in the 1960s.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024
In a tradition within the tradition, seniors were draped in white and silver arrangements that shimmered and glowed.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023
The air in the great hall shimmered and rippled, like a pond when you skip stones across it, and the world came back to life.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
