Example Sentences

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There were glittering opening nights recently at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, with an “Otello” starring Jonas Kaufmann, and at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, with “Macbeth” and Anna Netrebko.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021

There were glittering rhinestone and Mondrian-inspired abstractions alongside Pop Art slices of watermelon and strawberries and Swarovski crystal-encrusted baubles.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2017

For spring, there were glittering masks and rows of studs rimming the ears.

From Washington Post • Sep. 12, 2015

There, hanging from their necks, were glittering gold crosses.

From Time Magazine Archive

The first stars were glittering in the sky and on the warm breeze, the scent of earth and heart berries came to me.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith