sparkly
adjective
spar·kly
ˈspär-k(ə-)lē 
sparklier; sparkliest
: tending to sparkle : shining with or reflecting bright points of light
sparkly Christmas decorations
a sparkly diamond
Run by various entrepreneurs, the vehicles … are cheap, plentiful, and known for loud music and sparkly disco balls.—
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Following the Paris premiere of the film in late November, the lawyer looked effortlessly cool in a sparkly sheer minidress while holding hands with George, who donned a blue suit.
—Yerin Kim, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
The actress appeared in a custom Giorgio Armani Privé black velvet strapless gown featuring sparkly embellishments.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
For glam, her team built everything around that sparkly Miu Miu moment.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 11 Jan. 2026
Everything was really incorrect for the period—shiny, sparkly, overdone—but the actual shapes and silhouettes of his clothes are quite accurate.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2026
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Yerin Kim, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
The actress appeared in a custom Giorgio Armani Privé black velvet strapless gown featuring sparkly embellishments.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
For glam, her team built everything around that sparkly Miu Miu moment.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 11 Jan. 2026
Everything was really incorrect for the period—shiny, sparkly, overdone—but the actual shapes and silhouettes of his clothes are quite accurate.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2026
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 13 Jan. 2026.
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