glint
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The sword of Damocles didn’t descend, but its glint lit every meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
"There was a glint of fear. They were dour. This was something more than someone being ill. It was something that affected them."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
If it doesn’t glint in the light, I’m not interested.
From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2026
Netflix’s purchase of WBD would result in a “big market share” he says with a glint in his eye.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
A dull glint caught Anya’s eye as she stood in the doorway.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
A few of the people, including a man with a camera, stared at the sky, studying the way the smoke rose and shifted, letting in glints of light and then closing again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025
Across our own solar system, scientists can detect the presence of liquid oceans by observing "glints" -- flashes of sunlight that reflect off liquid surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 28, 2023
But glints of light and hope such as this were rare.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2023
But jokes litter the film like scattered Legos, making you hesitate long enough to appreciate how the light glints off Ballister’s armor-plated shoulders.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
Light glints from Grace’s glassy eyes as she watches me sideways.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
As the Parisian runway glinted under the weight of expectation, Sarah Burton, with a profound respect for legacy and an unmistakable innovative touch, presented her magnum opus for Alexander McQueen Saturday night.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2023
Back at the tea room, Chao lifted her teacup to her lips as light glinted off the silver rings that circled her fingers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
Then the corner of his eye caught the sun and glinted for a moment — an unfallen tear.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
Its dagger-like fangs glinted in the dim light.
From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2022
But then a small shape glinted in the darkness high above.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
The small canvas shows a young woman set on a dark background, her head turned towards the viewer and a pearl earring glinting from beneath her blue and cream turban.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
"It's like many, many thousands of rotating, glinting ruffled potato chips."
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2025
Beneath that are breathtaking photos: sunlight glinting off a placid lake; a dirt road leading up a verdant hill; a haunting photo of the buttes at sunset — from a distance.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2024
New John Deere tractors made their way last week through the sprawling port of Brunswick, Ga., their distinctive green paint glinting in the sunshine.
From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
Phoebe stood next to them, waving, with the sunlight glinting off her spectacles.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
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