How to Use glimmering in a Sentence

glimmering

noun
  • Mamdani seemed to me a small glimmering break in the wall of all that.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • For a splash of glam, opt for this glimmering tree stocking holder.
    — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 1 Dec. 2022
  • But this dark cloud does have a glimmering lining, experts say.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Yet, even at the darkest times, these glimmerings of light appear.
    — Isabelle Kliger, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2020
  • And last year has shown a spotlight on the glimmering and growing lot of hard seltzers that hit with about half of the strength.
    — Lily Jackson | [email protected], al, 22 Dec. 2019
  • That said, this season of late has offered glimmerings of something less than despair.
    — Michael Powell, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2020
  • But Widder didn't leave the camera alone and hope glimmering creatures would swim by.
    — Ferris Jabr, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2010
  • However, viewers couldn’t help but notice a new glimmering rock in her ring stack.
    — Adrianne Reece, InStyle, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Carey's glimmering gown had hints of rose gold and rich burgundy, depending on the section (wet or dry).
    — Bianca Brutus, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2022
  • That was my introduction, my first glimmerings of the space program.
    — Daily Times-Call, The Denver Post, 12 May 2017
  • The sight of a glimmering ball lowering down from the dark skies would have seemed otherworldly.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Of course, pairs in classic black are to be expected, but glimmering styles in gold and silver shine the brightest of them all.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Nothing is, in this diffuse, glimmering patchwork world.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Below the glimmering rock is a diamond wedding band.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The diamonds sparkled and shimmered, drawing my eyes into the glimmering light.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The breezy Daya song pairs a glimmering, sunshine-y drop with blissful verses that more than live up to the track's bright title.
    — Tatiana Cirisano, Billboard, 5 Sep. 2017
  • The classic hairstyle paired with her glimmering gown was the perfect example of high-low dressing.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 25 July 2022
  • Blue skies over glistening skyscrapers and the glimmering water.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
  • These include crystalline silicates like quartz, as well as glimmering metals such as iron and nickel.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Every track courts a glimmering hope; some turn from impatience into rage or weariness, but a few come close enough to grant a bit of relief.
    — Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • There have been some glimmerings of change, as far as large employers coming to EastPoint.
    — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Dec. 2017
  • As for accessories, Turner added an extra touch of sparkle with her glimmering cocktail ring.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Looking down at his feet, Marshall saw more glimmering particles.
    — Andre Byik, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Her large piece of Amate paper, made of tree bark, has a lovely range of hues from earthy browns to glimmering, mineral-like golds.
    — Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2022
  • There was this intersection of clarity and feeling back in my body, feeling the glimmering of my old self and my old agency.
    — Emily Gould, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Even with the glimmering harvest moon hogging the spotlight, solar storms could cast color across the northern horizon.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • While pulling some of Chelsea’s papers off a high shelf, a flurry of glitter flew into the air and covered me in a glimmering rainbow.
    — Colleen Dolan, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Most often these look like those glimmering countertops that look like a small scale version of terrazzo in countertop form.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • And finally, a set of glimmering, modernist high-neck, long-sleeve evening gowns in silver, lace and beaded fringe, like wearable skyscrapers.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Yet beyond the disarray, there are the glimmerings of a path to a more stable United Kingdom.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2023

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