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Examples of glisten in a Sentence
Gabi Thorne, Allure, 14 Sep. 2023
As models traipsed the runway on a serendipitously rainy New York day, their faces glistened.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2023
Your room will glisten from the light inside the copper globular shade.
—Mariah Thomas, Good Housekeeping, 8 Sep. 2023
As fate would have it, Reeves was caught walking off the ice in full gear, looking as handsome as ever, with a bit of sweat glistening on his forehead.
—Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
The sun’s out, your skin is glistening and the streets are calling your name.
—Felice León, Essence, 1 Sep. 2023
That is pleasant, relatively speaking, for summer in Dubai — a city of glistening skyscrapers and bustling ports in the United Arab Emirates, an immigrant hub where citizens are the minority.
—Vivian Nereim Andrea Dicenzo, New York Times, 28 Aug. 2023
Lacy pauses for a moment, leaning back in his chair to look up at the dozens of hotel windows hovering above him, glistening in the light like eyes, or camera lenses.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Aug. 2023
Her glam was 100% classic Lopez, with a shimmery shade on the eye, a radiant peachy blush on her cheeks and a soft, glistening peachy lip gloss on her lips.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 24 Aug. 2023
Lindsey Metrus, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
Murray recommends shimmering shades to anyone looking to update their makeup bag, as they can be used for a subtle glisten during the day and intensified for a smokey eye at night.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2023
Deenihan applied both the Sol de Janeiro Glowmotions Glow Body Oil (in the Rio Sunset shade) and the Supergoop Play SPF 50 Spray to create a gorgeous glisten on the former Lizzie McGuire star.
—Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com, 12 May 2022
For the glisten of recent tears, apply Stila Cosmetics Glitter & Glow Liquid Eye Shadow in Diamond Dust, and echo with a trace of Saie Starglow along the cheekbones and cupid’s bow.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2022
Many of Oman’s wadis, or desert valleys, dry up in the scorching summer months, but at Wadi Bani Khalid, wide pools of water glisten year-round.
—Michael Snyder, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2022
Richie is almost back at the water fountain, eyes a-glisten with memory.
—Danyel Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2022
Orb spider webs glisten in tall grassy spots on dewy mornings.
—Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 22 July 2021
But according to celebrity makeup artist Lisa Aharon-who works with actresses Zosia Mamet and Rachel Brosnahan-glittery, glisten-y formulas are the ones to stay away from.
—Nikki Brown, PEOPLE.com, 22 June 2021
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Word History
Verb and Noun
Middle English glistnen, from Old English glisnian; akin to Old English glisian to glitter, geolu yellow — more at yellow
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1840, in the meaning defined above
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“Glisten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glisten. Accessed 3 Oct. 2023.
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