How to Use glisten in a Sentence

glisten

verb
  • The streets glistened in the rain.
  • Rain made the streets glisten.
  • Her eyes glistened with tears.
  • The nest of blonde curls atop her head glistened in the moonlight.
    — Ariel Nicholson, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The bread was chewy and crispy at once, glistening with butter.
    — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The long curving claws of white ivory glistened their deadly threat.
    — Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • For a steak that glistens, brush on some vegetable glycerin.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The finished rice should glisten red, each grain slicked with a touch of pork fat, but not be clumpy.
    — Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The sun’s out, your skin is glistening and the streets are calling your name.
    — Felice León, Essence, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Ma’s bow danced over the strings; Ax’s fingers glistened across the keys.
    — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The hardwood floors glisten and the walls are pristine.
    — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Log cabins dot the premise, the waters of the serene lake glisten in the sun, the sky is a clear blue.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2022
  • In the center there is pale green amethyst with oro verde lime quartz either side that’ll glisten in the sun.
    — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • The cranberries will pop and burst, and the sauce will thicken and glisten.
    — Aleksandra Crapanzano / Photographs By F. Martin Ramin/the Wall Street Journal, Food Styling By Kim Ramin , WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The clubbers’ bare arms glisten under red lights as the beat quickens.
    — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
  • From its curved windows, the sea glistens along a coastline of headlands and bays.
    — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2023
  • Some mornings in the fields, the wine grape vines glisten with pesticides.
    — Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Young eyes glisten, bathed in the glow of candlelight at a vigil held for the young lives lost.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Fresh strawberries, a crisp shortbread crust and that sweet gelatin that makes the berries glisten.
    — Adriene Rathbun, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Pugh strutted the red carpet glistening from head to toe in an all-silver look.
    — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Channel your inner rockstar and go for a metallic shade that will glisten and gleam all night long.
    — Vanessa Paredes, Redbook, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Later, a pair of slugs that help the seed cross an arid landscape, like camels in the desert, glisten vividly.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Dangling from the bells are clear plexiglass strips that turn and glisten in the sunlight.
    — New York Times, 1 July 2021
  • Your room will glisten from the light inside the copper globular shade.
    — Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Keep it cute and simple with a purple manicure that glistens.
    — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026
  • These days, John sleeps in alleys that glisten at night when the street lamps' light hits shards of broken glass.
    — Meg Kissinger, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
  • The cottages, spaced out enough to give the idea of privacy, sit near a lake that glistens during the day.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2023
  • This means that glowing ionized trails of gas will be left in its path, glistening for a few seconds in the wake.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 24 July 2023
  • Lake Graham glistens in the distance.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026
  • Only a shimmer of chicken fat glistened on the surface.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026

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