sparkly
adjective
spar·kly
ˈspär-k(ə-)lē 
sparklier; sparkliest
: tending to sparkle : shining with or reflecting bright points of light
sparkly Christmas decorations
Run by various entrepreneurs, the vehicles … are cheap, plentiful, and known for loud music and sparkly disco balls.—
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Dust off your fake cobwebs and sparkly garlands, but don’t forget to level up your Halloween Squishmallows collection, too.
—Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
As La’an calls for the Enterprise to beam them up, time freezes, and the strange sparkly thing takes humanoid form.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
The bottom half was a sparkly tulle design that stopped just above her ankles.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The tennis player shone in an elaborate outfit with sparkly red roses in her hair during her first-round US Open victory.
—Meghan Pryce, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
As La’an calls for the Enterprise to beam them up, time freezes, and the strange sparkly thing takes humanoid form.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
The bottom half was a sparkly tulle design that stopped just above her ankles.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The tennis player shone in an elaborate outfit with sparkly red roses in her hair during her first-round US Open victory.
—Meghan Pryce, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sparkly
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“Sparkly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sparkly. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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