How to Use glimmer in a Sentence

glimmer

1 of 2 verb
  • Candles glimmered in the windows of the inn.
  • Moonlight glimmered on the pond.
  • By day, the buildings and even the paving stones glimmer in the sunlight.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Hawks wheel overhead, and the ocean glimmers on the misty horizon.
    — Edmund Vallance, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The sky is clear, the sun is shining, and the sea is a glimmering turquoise.
    — Aya Batrawy and Fay Abuelgasim, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2018
  • This sheet of glimmering strands can be hung in your window or behind your bed.
    — Popular Science, 30 Mar. 2020
  • To his left is a black car with a bulky, rounded frame, glimmering in the deluge.
    — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
  • Puts gives the orchestra plenty of chances to glimmer and swell.
    — Vulture, 23 Nov. 2022
  • His chains and big cross glimmered against the gold lettering of his black Buffs sweats.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Hope briefly glimmered that another future might be in reach.
    — Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2018
  • The rich, satiny gold, bronze, and pewter shadows that rimmed his lash lines glimmered whenever the light hit his eyes.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 15 Mar. 2019
  • The shiny blue paint of her bike, still parked under the tree in the front yard, glimmered in the vehicle’s headlights.
    — Lizzie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2018
  • The model appeared to be standing on rocks as the ocean glimmered in the sunlight behind her.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026
  • There are glimmering saints and patriarchs, even a baby camel.
    — Nasser Nasser, National Geographic, 27 May 2016
  • By opening it up and using mirrors and glimmering tiles, the place is now awash with light in the morning.
    — Julie Lasky, House Beautiful, 1 May 2017
  • For most, seeing the verdant islands floating in a glimmering ocean is a first.
    — Mary Holland, Vogue, 20 July 2017
  • The tree is up, the lights are glimmering, and there are mugs of hot cocoa dotted with marshmallows to be slurped.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
  • Uranus is high in the southern sky near the Pleiades star cluster, and vivid Jupiter glimmers up in the east.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026
  • What other guy speaks French, can cook you an elaborate meal and has those glimmering blue eyes?
    — Charlotte Triggs, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Their coppery orange feathers glimmered despite the faint light.
    — Outside Online, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The Eta Aquariids will glimmer slightly away from Venus, so keep your eyes peeled!
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • His gold Rolex looms out of his jacket sleeve, glimmering ominously.
    — Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
  • At midnight, in the glimmering light of her nimbus, in the holiness of candle and wine.
    — Cynthia Ozick, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
  • Tall trees and towering bamboo shoots that shade the deck both obscure and frame glimmering vistas over the ocean.
    — James McClain, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Where a cistern once hid beneath the floor to collect rainwater, an outdoor pool now glimmers.
    — Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The moon is glimmering, the veil between worlds is thin and there’s an air of mischief lingering in the shadows.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The result is a pale-hued but light and bright space filled with sumptuous fabrics and objects that softly glimmer and shine.
    — R. Stephanie Bruno, NOLA.com, 17 Dec. 2020
  • In the deep blackness of the sky, unmarred by light pollution, stars glimmered from horizon to horizon.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • His mane, wet, is the color of dark wood, glimmering with beams of honey, and falls just past where his barn door shoulders stop flexing.
    — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 11 Dec. 2018
  • Best dressed or no, the talent behind the fashions shimmered and glimmered on TV’s big night.
    — oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2019

glimmer

2 of 2 noun
  • Their first meeting with the new boss gave them a glimmer of what they could expect.
  • But there is a glimmer of hope.
    — Jessica Lautz, Fortune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • But no, still not so much as a glimmer.
    — Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Still, there are some glimmers of hope.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 13 June 2026
  • Every now and then, there would be a glimmer of hope.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • For them, that glimmer of joy was the half-smile of their baby girl.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • For them, that glimmer of joy was a half-smile from their baby girl.
    — Lindsey Rupp, Bloomberg.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • But there is a glimmer of hope for The Pearl.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The water glimmers across the street.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Let there be light (fiat lux) is first a glimmer, and then, there is light.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2023
  • Even if just a glimmer of its place in the overall landscape.
    — Pat Graham, Hartford Courant, 27 Dec. 2022
  • But this summer, there is a glimmer of real hope.
    — U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Is there still a glimmer of hope, or is that project completely dead?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
  • But there are glimmers of hope beyond the carnage, too.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But the death of Iran's supreme leader gave him a glimmer of hope.
    — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • And there are, now, the first glimmers of what might follow on the horizon.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Soil samples from the scene Then last week came a small glimmer of hope.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Game three offered a brief glimmer of order.
    — Ryan Brennan march 20, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But the squad, for the first time in a while, has the glimmer of romance and promise.
    — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • Iserson gave fans a glimmer of hope.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 June 2026
  • The simplest way to gain lore is to summon glimmers to go questing.
    — Rob Wieland, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • But those glimmers of hope for an elusive agreement turned out to be a mirage.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But Garland does allow for a glimmer of hope.
    — Katie Walsh, Dallas Morning News, 16 Jan. 2026
  • There was a sense of fear pulsing throughout the city, but also a glimmer of hope.
    — Brooklyn White, Essence, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Thus, Archer says the book offers a glimmer of hope to its readers.
    — Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Some hikers today still keep an eye out for a life-changing glimmer.
    — Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 17 Nov. 2025
  • So there was that glimmer of hope, but certainly many challenges along the way.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 19 July 2023
  • But her book — despite its war stories — offers at least a glimmer of hope.
    — Charlotte Gordon, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The shimmers are fine and sparse and provide a glimmer effect.
    — elle.com, 31 May 2023
  • The bit of glimmer is echoed in subtle flecks on the dancers’ shimmery white unitards.
    — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026

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