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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The woman in front of me, who wore a sparkly pantsuit and sneakers, was making a shaky video on Facebook Live, occasionally switching to selfie view.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Everything about the red-carpet photos accentuates their Evel Knievel-size age gap: Belichick looks sedately pleased in a maroon blazer, like a car dealer at a Shriners banquet; Hudson beams in a sparkly Cirque du Soleil-style number that covers approximately 12 percent of her torso.
—Willy Staley, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Coral wears a sparkly and majestic bodysuit that’s adorned with different types of coral.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2025
Because the shells may have been iridescent, the beads likely had a sparkly, glittering sheen in the sun.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
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Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2025
Everything about the red-carpet photos accentuates their Evel Knievel-size age gap: Belichick looks sedately pleased in a maroon blazer, like a car dealer at a Shriners banquet; Hudson beams in a sparkly Cirque du Soleil-style number that covers approximately 12 percent of her torso.
—Willy Staley, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Coral wears a sparkly and majestic bodysuit that’s adorned with different types of coral.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2025
Because the shells may have been iridescent, the beads likely had a sparkly, glittering sheen in the sun.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 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 4 Mar. 2025.
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