gleam
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Hearty slices of calamari singed on the plancha gleam in the fading sunlight.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Since then, every major chapter of Trump’s story has been suffused with the gleam of his favorite metal.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
There's almost no kissing, and the disco is a million miles from the hedonistic gleam of Studio 54.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
That gleam in Melling’s eyes makes it feel like a comic fantasy, although who knows?
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
But at the same time, I noticed a little gleam in his eye when it was all over.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
A silver court gown like the one Marie Antoinette wore at her wedding gleams in the central case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
When he opens it, the violin gleams with the sheen of a freshly split chestnut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
But keep your whisk moving, and you’ll feel it: the moment the sauce thickens, holds, and gleams just slightly.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
However, he praised Smith for his performance and noted he was a "natural fit for the role of Dr Stockmann" and "gleams with authority" throughout.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024
Her colorful attire gleams in the moonlight, and her intricate golden headdress stretches like a cone of light of its own.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Before me was a lunch as big and hefty as a brick, wrapped in gold-colored foil that gleamed with the promise of a delicious meal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
Skies gleamed pink, green and yellow as the aurora borealis illuminated parts of northern England.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023
"Is that…" her eyes gleamed, jaw dropping to the floor, as she placed both of her tiny hands over her heart.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2023
From another archive shelf, a bottle for a different perfume gleamed with allure.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
He kept thinking about Snowbell and about the way Snowbell’s eyes gleamed.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
Schools built big computer-science departments with gleaming new buildings and technically trained faculty.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Next, an interior shot, sweeping across a gleaming white room occupied by sleek screens and glass-domed beds, space-age Sleeping Beauty contraptions.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The future of China's workers is uncertain in the industrial revolution the world has been watching: gleaming solar grids, peak hours made noiseless by electric vehicles, machines that run faster than Usain Bolt.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
The title track, which emphasizes the rapper’s new level of stardom, is anchored by a gleaming flip of Linda Clifford’s “Never Gonna Stop,” just four notes circling in a bewitching loop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
In Florida, people traveled to Cape Canaveral itself and lined both its beaches gleaming with sand and its asphalt-topped roadways, trying to catch a glimpse of the spaceship.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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