sparkle
verb (used without object)
to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light.
was sparkling
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past progressiveof sparkle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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He had never managed above Single-A, but his reputation was sparkling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
“Before the war, Kyiv nightlife was sparkling with different colors,” he said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2022
You’re stuck—all that was sparkling about your vacation is now tinged with the forced proximity of others and the underlying anxiety of possible infection.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2020
It took some elbow grease, but the glass was sparkling when I was done.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2016
It was a line: a curved line, like a loosely scribbled letter C, and it was sparkling and flickering in a zigzag pattern of blacks and whites and silvers.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
