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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Mackie, known widely as the King of Camp, who adorned superstars including Diana Ross, Dolly Parton, Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus with fringe and sparkles, died on Sept. 14 in Palm Springs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Joanne Kaufman writes that Ryan Effgen’s family comedy sparkles with “genuine humor, smart writing and an ending that bravely goes for hopeful rather than happy.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
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
And inspiration is easy to find in this piece of North America’s so-called “Galapagos,” where the Pacific sparkles in the background of any burn scar.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
It sparkles my face, washes my lungs, cools the building heat of my body.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
