gleams 1 of 2

plural of gleam

gleams

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of gleam

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gleams
Noun
With piercing rumbles, flickering gleams and heaps of fan interaction, Cain's concert felt more like an interactive theatrical experience. Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025 To the west, Puerto Banús gleams with superyachts and designer boutiques—just minutes away by car or bike. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
Nothing gleams as beautifully as a white kitchen. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gleams
Noun
  • Athens, Greece Athens glows beneath Mediterranean light, where marble ruins rise from its timeworn hillsides—from the world-famous Parthenon to the Temple of Hephaestus.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Some days my skin glows, and on others stress, and life’s ebbs and flows, bring breakouts, sun spots, dryness, and uneven texture.
    Micaela English, Flow Space, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Based on Alice Oseman's popular webcomic turned graphic novels, Heartstopper is loaded with longing glares, timid greetings, delicate touches, and all the definitive hallmarks of young love as two classmates fall for each other at Truham Grammar School for Boys.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The second season promises eight episodes of more deadpan humor, soulless glares from Jenna Ortega as the titular character and even a Lady Gaga cameo, as Wednesday takes on another eerie supernatural mystery at Nevermore Academy.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Beneath the Saharan sun, Ghadames shimmers like a mirage—its labyrinthine Old Town a maze of mudbrick homes, painted with delicate geometric motifs and cooled by ancient foggaras.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • This technique often is used with fencing to create a visual barrier and to startle geese when the tape shimmers in the breeze.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Next to a rocky limestone cliff, a small lake covered with lilies and algae glistens beside a crumbling 19th-century building that resembles an Ottoman bathhouse.
    Jennifer Walker, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • If caught in dense blowing dust, pull off the road, turn off your lights and keep your foot off the brake.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Pair the duo with fairy lights, a thin linen runner, and more faux foliage to create a stunning seasonal scene.
    Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The new star shines because its surface is hot, but the energy fueling that luminosity percolates up from its core.
    Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Below, a white light shines out from behind the casket.
    Ruth Sherlock, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If a fan’s only window into football analytics is a contextless statistic that flashes on the screen, though, then they might be justified in thinking data was useless.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Archie the coach strides past my possie and flashes me a smile.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The novel sparkles with Sosa’s signature wit and sense of humor; the banter between Javi and Mari is deliciously funny, bursting with laugh-out-loud moments on seemingly every other page.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The place sparkles, even at two-thirds completed, with reconstruction of the east side slated as the next phase.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025

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