How to Use radiant in a Sentence

radiant

1 of 2 adjective
  • She had a radiant inner glow.
  • She looked radiant at her wedding.
  • But at the same time, there was such radiant joy in the moment.
    Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The year 2023 was pretty grim at times, but the bright spots were radiant with hope.
    Linda McNamar, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The model looked radiant in a breezy, one-shoulder dress with fur trim from the sleeve to the skirt.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The Bible says that the Lord loves all the flowers of the fields in their radiant and varied colors.
    Readers, WSJ, 30 July 2023
  • Just slather, snooze, and wake up with more radiant skin.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 26 Oct. 2023
  • It's aimed at clearing out dead skin cells to make way for dewy and radiant skin.
    Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 25 Jan. 2023
  • In one rare snap, the Beckhams wore khakis and white t-shirts and still managed to look radiant.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Bathed in the warm glow of salon lighting, her skin looks smooth and radiant.
    Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2023
  • With his slick hair, whitened teeth, and radiant skin, Brett was ubiquitous in the art world.
    Hernan Diaz, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Feb. 2023
  • India is a place of the most beautiful and radiant things.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 July 2023
  • The beautiful, radiant finish is just the icing on the cake.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Allure, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The Lyrids are best viewed away from their radiant, appearing longer that way.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Top a radiant red manicure with retro daisies for a fun look.
    Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Beyond the brown-and-gray room is one more gallery, which contains radiant pictures whose hues are lighter and brighter.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2024
  • For the event Clooney looked radiant in a white, floor-length Versace dress complete with spaghetti straps and train.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Suggestive and radiant, the jewels glisten around the neck, just like the traces of the perfume itself.
    Lindsay Talbot, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • My skin was also brighter and more radiant than before, which shocked me.
    Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Fresh, radiant skin and a touch of subtle highlight down the bridge of her nose was the perfect finishing touch to Michelle’s look.
    Georgia Day, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2023
  • At its core, blush is supposed to evoke a healthy and radiant complexion.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Even the radiant love song at its peak is about coming to terms with exhaustion and despair.
    Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 12 Mar. 2024
  • And why the lamp held aloft beneath a radiant, spiky sun that also contains a lightbulb?
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The bride wore her hair up in an curled ponytail and kept her wedding makeup glam simple and radiant.
    Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Instead of central heating, the home is fitted with radiant flooring that warms it from the ground up.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 June 2023
  • Fresh, radiant skin and a touch of subtle highlight down the bridge of her nose was the perfect finishing touch to Pfeiffer's glam.
    Georgia Day, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Hadid was radiant in a red custom Zac Posen off-the-shoulder gown and matching pumps.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Mar. 2023
  • So long as the radiant point is above the horizon, spotting a shooting star is possible.
    Rebecca Norris, Country Living, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Her radiant smile could light up the darkest room, and her sassy responses never failed to bring laughter and joy.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The banner, in the afternoon sunlight, almost looked radiant.
    Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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radiant

2 of 2 noun
  • The warmer months are always the best time to show off radiant, dewy skin.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Those close to the radiant have very short trails and are easily missed.
    Julia Musto, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • This is when the radiant that the meteors will seem to emanate from is highest in the sky.
    Eric MacK, Forbes, 26 June 2022
  • Edwina's radiant with joy as Mary and Kate daub her with the turmeric paste.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 Mar. 2022
  • The radiant – the point in the sky form which the Perseids appear to come from – is the constellation Perseus.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 11 Aug. 2020
  • An acidic pH helps keep your skin balanced, healthy, and radiant.
    Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 28 Dec. 2020
  • The said result: firmer, radiant, more elastic, and smoother skin.
    Katie Intner, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Both radiants are south of the Pleiades star cluster and the constellation Taurus the Bill.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 5 Nov. 2019
  • The background will remain darkly radiant, and a soft light will fall on the subject.
    Travel, 16 Dec. 2020
  • The royal looks radiant in this photo from her 1947 wedding to Prince Philip.
    Janaya Wecker, Town & Country, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Almighty God, radiant with light, cast your goodness to shine upon me.
    Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 12 Oct. 2022
  • For those in the Southern Hemisphere, the radiant is closer to overhead; people in the Northern Hemisphere should look to the southern part of the sky.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN, 28 July 2021
  • The shower’s radiant is in the constellation of Lyra, which is centered on the bright star Vega.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • While on a daytime date with her boyfriend Marc Kalman, the model looked radiant in a preppy-meets-grungy uniform.
    Eni Subair, Vogue, 11 May 2022
  • What was once an ode to a master, a radiant still life, has evolved into an immersive work in progress.
    Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Canelo died steps away from where my mom drew her last breaths, in front of a large photo of her in her early 20s, radiant and smiling.
    Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
  • For the Draconids, its radiant is the constellation Draco the Dragon in the northern sky.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2022
  • And the rich body butter, which has a relaxing lavender scent, makes arms and legs radiant — a perfect mix of dolled up and coddled.
    Allure Editors, Allure, 1 Dec. 2021
  • The point at which the meteors originate, called the radiant, will be in the constellation Lyra.
    Nancy Clanton, ajc, 12 Apr. 2021
  • There are four categories of garage heaters: fan, radiant, infrared, and gas.
    Camryn Rabideau, Popular Mechanics, 28 Sep. 2022
  • The finish is soft and glowing and leaves my skin looking smoother and subtlety radiant.
    Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The radiant can be found just below the Big Dipper in the northern-northeast sky after midnight and highest in the sky before dawn.
    USA Today, 5 Jan. 2023
  • That means the moon will set in the evening hours, or before the constellation Orion – the radiant of the Orionid shower – rises in the east at late evening.
    Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 18 Oct. 2020
  • The key is to keep the radiant of the meteor shower in view (the constellation of Perseus, which will be rising in the northeast after sunset) and the full Moon out of it.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Called the radiant of the meteor shower, Lyra is the point from which the meteors appear to originate, and also gives the light show its name.
    Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2020
  • To view, the radiant can be found just below the Big Dipper in the northern-northeast sky after midnight and highest up before dawn.
    Editors, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Its radiant -- the point from which meteor paths appear to come from -- rises in midevening, is highest around 2 a.m. local time and is low in the sky by dawn.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN, 28 July 2022
  • The product itself applied seamlessly and my skin was dewy, radiant, and smooth.
    Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 25 June 2021
  • The actress—who is an executive producer on the show—looked sun-kissed and radiant in an ivory minidress with gold accents.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 July 2022
  • More to Know: Delivering red and near-infrared light, this promises to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles for a radiant, glowing complexion.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2022

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