How to Use radiance in a Sentence

radiance

noun
  • She had a youthful radiance about her.
  • Her face glowed with radiance.
  • Then, last spring, a plan was made to bring some radiance back.
    — New York Times, 29 Jan. 2021
  • And this radiance cream is proof.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Those who wish to trace that radiance to its source now have a map to guide them.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Those who wish to trace that radiance to its source now have a map to guide them.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The hair oil boosts radiance and the brush is a blowout lifesaver.
    — Annie Blackman, Allure, 18 July 2024
  • The moon washed the roof in a silver radiance.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • At some point, the gem’s radiance glows so bright, it can no longer be hidden.
    — Dallas News, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Use a few drops after your cleanser, or mix them with your serum for a radiance boost.
    — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2024
  • It can be used day and night to deliver a boost of radiance in one fell swoop.
    — Clara McMahon, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Use as a primer, or mix in with your foundation for a boost of radiance.
    — Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The darkness needs to be there to inform the radiance of that world.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The moon will beam its radiance on us more brightly than usual.
    — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 17 Sep. 2024
  • And those voices light up the night with the radiance of divine grace.
    — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2020
  • This blue radiance wash can be dressed up or down for everyday wear.
    — Essence Wiley, InStyle, 6 June 2026
  • Face masks at least once a week help to revive skin’s radiance and texture.
    — Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 19 June 2021
  • Like, the kind that catches the sunlight and bounces off pure radiance.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2021
  • Meanwhile, the cream gives your skin a front row seat to plump, translucent radiance.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Want to give the skin on the rest of your body some major hydration and radiance?
    — Marianne Mychaskiw, Good Housekeeping, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Fatty acids found in walnuts and flax seeds plump the skin and renew it with radiance.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The golden flecks and peachy hue bring out radiance in both cool and warm undertones.
    — Erin Reimel, Glamour, 11 May 2017
  • In the blink of an eye their hearts and minds glow with the radiance of transcendent knowing.
    — Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Yet just down the hallway, the radiance of yellow t-shirts lit up the playing field.
    — Tony East, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • The Glow Duo, on the other hand, is all about radiance and glow.
    — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 8 July 2022
  • Both notably give cheeks a blinding glow, and the palette is sure to bring the same radiance to lids.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Everyone else was like a dim light bulb set against Usha’s radiance.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 May 2026
  • Or try the Clear + Brilliant laser to shrink your pores and boost radiance.
    — Jessica Prince Erlich, Harper's BAZAAR, 1 Apr. 2014
  • This alternation of cuts gives rhythm, radiance and depth to the tiara.
    — Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Keaton’s radiance was living proof.
    — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2025

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