Example Sentences

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Both were glowing as they took in the performing arts center.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

An order of service was handed out at the door and candles - fake, not real - were glowing on the stage.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2023

In interviews with a dozen audience members at the recent “Marvellous” performance, seven were glowing.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2022

Reactions to a preview screening at CinemaCon, the annual convention of theater owners, were glowing, typified by a tweet from Fandango Managing Editor Erik Davis, who described “Maverick” as “absolutely terrific in every conceivable way.”

From Washington Post • May 5, 2022

The stars on my ceiling were glowing bright neon green now, as they always did right after I turned the lights off.

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio