sparkle
verb (used without object)
to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light.
sparkles
Example Sentences
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A brilliant field of red, white, and blue stars sparkles across a new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, resembling a sparkler glowing against the night sky.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
She grilled Claude for the right combination of swish and sparkles, to the amusement of her nosy older sister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
That was until she joined Joels on the beach on Saturday with about six other people, after sightings of sparkles in the water the night before.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
He doesn’t read “The Night Before Christmas,” but he sparkles with the magic of the season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
When she looked through it, she saw those drifting golden sparkles, the sraf, the Shadows, Lyra’s Dust, like a vast cloud of tiny beings floating through the wind.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
