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
• 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
• Words such as annoyed and too long glisten on the page.
  — Hurmat Kazmi, The Atlantic, 23 Nov. 2021
• Take a peek at the gills, which should be bright, glistening red.
  — Domenica Marchetti, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• The sun’s out, your skin is glistening and the streets are calling your name.
  — Felice León, Essence, 1 Sep. 2023
• The cranberries will pop and burst, and the sauce will thicken and glisten.
  — Aleksandra Crapanzano , WSJ, 10 Nov. 2023
• 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 burger seems to glisten from all sides and surfaces.
  — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 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
• 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
• 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
• Some mornings in the fields, the wine grape vines glisten with pesticides.
  — Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
• From its curved windows, the sea glistens along a coastline of headlands and bays.
  — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 July 2023
• Or make Oatmeal Baked Apples that glisten on the plate.
  — Nina Moskowitz, Bon Appétit, 28 Mar. 2024
• 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
• If not for the marshy spots glistening in multiple spots on the pitch, the U.S. might have scored sooner.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024
• When it’s inverted, the plums glisten like jewels all over the top.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2022
• Rows of American flags line the roadways, the spring sun glistens off the headstones, and the soft sound of tolling bells echo throughout the grounds.
  — Robert Sherman | Fox News, Fox News, 23 May 2020
• Fresh strawberries, a crisp shortbread crust and that sweet gelatin that makes the berries glisten.
  — Adriene Rathbun, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
• The clubbers’ bare arms glisten under red lights as the beat quickens.
  — Arcelia Martin, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
• The goal: a visage that glistened and gleamed, particularly in the glow of a ring light.
  — Fiorella Valdesolo, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2024
• Dangling from the bells are clear plexiglass strips that turn and glisten in the sunlight.
  — New York Times, 1 July 2021
• Even the Jaguars’ aging stadium appeared to glisten for the first time in decades.
  — Mark Long, orlandosentinel.com, 21 Dec. 2020
• About 13 hours later, the pig’s skin glistened and turned golden — the skin as fragile as a piece of shattered glass.
  — Illyanna Maisonet, SFChronicle.com, 23 Oct. 2019
• Ma’s bow danced over the strings; Ax’s fingers glistened across the keys.
  — Jane Bua, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
• The gratification was immediate; tears glistened on fans’ cheeks as the lights pulsed on stage.
  — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
• The hardwood floors glisten and the walls are pristine.
  — James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2026