How to Use glisten in a Sentence

glisten

1 of 2 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 / Photographs By F. Martin Ramin/the Wall Street Journal, Food Styling By Kim Ramin , 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
• Some nights, the noodles glisten with a sauce that shows why a three-meat Bolognese (beef, lamb and pork, in this case) is always best.
  — Pete Wells, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023
• The treetops don’t glisten too often in Dallas-Fort Worth, but the area has seen a few white Christmases.
  — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2020
• Inside, everything is new — from the flooring to the glistening tiled walls.
  — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024

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glisten

2 of 2 noun

• The fish should have a bit of a glisten to it and seem plump and firm.
  — Emma Wartzman, Bon Appétit, 1 Aug. 2019
• The sugars will caramelize until the ribs are dark brown, and the salty-spicy-sweet glaze will make the whole thing glisten.
  — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 20 June 2018
• Pale pink scrims of raw Hamachi ($16) glisten with bright plum sauce and pop with the sharp tang of pickled onion.
  — Michael Nagrant, RedEye Chicago, 6 Oct. 2017
• As the shoot moved to Gaye's backyard, a light snow began to fall, lending a peaceful glisten to the singer’s black jacket.
  — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 12 July 2020
• Gold accents, such as a gold soap dish, glisten throughout the bathroom.
  — Jason Wilson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• Sausage-stuffed quail glistens in its fat, the bird’s skin caramelized a deep golden brown from careful management over the coals.
  — Julia Kramer, Bon Appetit, 8 June 2017
• Orb spider webs glisten in tall grassy spots on dewy mornings.
  — Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 22 July 2021
• So, his rates and percentages all glisten, but his counting stats fall a bit short.
  — cleveland.com, 29 June 2017
• Picture a large Atlantic codfish: Her scales glisten and her chin whiskers are long.
  — Ben Guarino, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2018
• But, as its title implies, much of Man of the Woods also comes with the moonshine-and-mason-jar glisten of country, blues and folk.
  — Nina Braca, Billboard, 2 Feb. 2018
• The sterling is polished, the crystal glistens and extra chairs are arranged around the table.
  — Nancy A. Herrick, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Oct. 2017
• The Stila and Onomie have formulas on the moister side, which covers your highlighter base with a healthy-looking glisten.
  — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 23 Apr. 2018
• Others are suited for a sweat-free post-workout glisten.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 30 Oct. 2017
• Refined details began to emerge: the woman’s warm skin tone, the glisten of her jewelry, the elegance of her lace collar.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Feb. 2020
• Under his tenure, wind farms have taken root on mountain passes, while large swaths of desert glisten with solar arrays.
  — Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2017
• The glisten sinks in a minute later and imparts a velvety texture to your skin, which made spreading on my mineral sunscreen afterward easy—no small feat.
  — Rachel Nussbaum, Glamour, 28 Sep. 2018
• The adornment was little, but there was character in Halston’s swirling batik treatments or the aquatic glisten of an uncolored sequin paillette.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 14 May 2021
• In the clips, dark metallic polyhedrons rotate on loop and glisten—a reference to Lemercier’s installations in the physical world.
  — Gregory Barber, Wired, 6 Mar. 2021
• Magic is everywhere — not simply in the movie's narrative but in its design: drops of water glisten and sparkle, the sun breaks through the clouds with impossibly bright slivers of light, a prism of colors in brisk pinks, purples, and blues.
  — Maya Phillips, TheWeek, 22 Jan. 2020
• Saffitz wanted the same glisten that Tartine's had under the light, upped the cardamom as a nod to Scandinavian tradition, and emulated the plethora of spots adding whole wheat into their flour mix.
  — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 30 Apr. 2017
• Saffitz wanted the same glisten that Tartine's had under the light, upped the cardamom as a nod to Scandinavian tradition, and emulated the plethora of spots adding whole wheat into their flour mix.
  — Claire Saffitz, Bon Appetit, 30 Apr. 2017
• Exuding an air of power and sophistication, Mnonja literally sparkles from head to toe—her hair, makeup, jewelry, clothes, fingernails and shoes all glisten with rhinestones.
  — Anne Showalter, Smithsonian, 9 Aug. 2019
• The fish should have a bit of a glisten to it and seem plump and firm.
  — Emma Wartzman, Bon Appétit, 1 Aug. 2019
• The sugars will caramelize until the ribs are dark brown, and the salty-spicy-sweet glaze will make the whole thing glisten.
  — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 20 June 2018
• Pale pink scrims of raw Hamachi ($16) glisten with bright plum sauce and pop with the sharp tang of pickled onion.
  — Michael Nagrant, RedEye Chicago, 6 Oct. 2017
• As the shoot moved to Gaye's backyard, a light snow began to fall, lending a peaceful glisten to the singer’s black jacket.
  — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 12 July 2020
• Gold accents, such as a gold soap dish, glisten throughout the bathroom.
  — Jason Wilson, chicagotribune.com, 14 Mar. 2018
• Sausage-stuffed quail glistens in its fat, the bird’s skin caramelized a deep golden brown from careful management over the coals.
  — Julia Kramer, Bon Appetit, 8 June 2017
• Orb spider webs glisten in tall grassy spots on dewy mornings.
  — Jim Gilbert, Star Tribune, 22 July 2021
• So, his rates and percentages all glisten, but his counting stats fall a bit short.
  — cleveland.com, 29 June 2017

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