luster 1 of 2

variants or lustre

luster

2 of 2

verb

variants or lustre

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of luster
Noun
Maybe the rest of the game doesn’t hold up as well or loses its luster. David Jagneaux, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025 This alloy gives our rings just the right heft and just the right subdued luster. Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 Michael Jackson has been gone for more than a decade, but his music hasn’t lost a bit of its luster. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 The sacred city of Buto's usual luster has been blanketed in shadow. Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for luster
Recent Examples of Synonyms for luster
Noun
  • Naveena Denim Mills is introducing silk’s natural benefits like softness, breathability, sheen, and drape into the structure of denim as well.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Overlaying the black base fabric was lace in a golden hue with slight green sheen.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • So, astronomers have come up with a compromise regarding the geometry of the sun's illumination angle on Venus' disk versus its distance from Earth to determine the time of Venus' greatest brilliancy.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Family circles will have wrapped themselves in the holy pleasures of the great occasion, and everywhere the grand old holiday will have been introduced with all the majesty and brilliancy which clings around the hallowed name of Christmas.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • On his coffee table sits a gleaming metallic hood ornament, a winged pointed figure that looks like a mock spaceship that Gurr hoped would grace a new Lincoln.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Dark and shapely sterling links are offset by irregularly tumbled; pale blue aquamarines that gleam like morning skies reflected in water.
    Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Dell rates this ultrawide monitor at 350 nits (candelas per square meter) of brightness, though in our tests, the monitor reached a peak luminance of just 265 nits.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The contrast ratio indicates the difference in luminance between the brightest white and the darkest black a monitor can produce.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • And that’s the same with Liverpool — the best team from start to finish — who have simply found a way to get more points than their rivals through a combination of technical brilliance and astute planning.
    Gregg Evans, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • However, beyond Shai’s brilliance lies a team built on chemistry, humility, and trust.
    Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Matthew Lawrence received many pearls of wisdom from Robin Williams, and one shines bright even three decades later.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Reality Check is a Star series holding those with power to account and shining a light on their decisions.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Horn, a 5-foot-8, 174-pound pass catcher, jumps off the page thanks to his quickness and polish and general competitiveness.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2025
  • But there’s actually an art to nude polish, because not all nudes are created equal.
    Iman Balagam, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sour cream: Complements the cream cheese base and adds some brightness and tang for a dynamic, fresh flavor.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Amidst such a torrent of fascist chaos, the brightness and backbone of Real Women Have Curves feel bracing.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Luster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/luster. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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