Glistened

Examples

• The cold hoar frost glistened on the tombstones, and sparkled like rows of gems, among the stone carvings of the old church. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The stranger took Mr. Winkle's measure with his eye, and that feature glistened with satisfaction as he said, 'Just the thing. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Gerald glistened for a moment with pleasure, as if it were something done specially to please him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Gerald was in his element, he talked freely and excitedly, his face glistened with a strange amusement. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• His eyes glistened as he laid his hat on the table, and said-- 'What is the business upon which--um? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The green damp hung upon the low walls; the tracks of the snail and slug glistened in the light of the candle; but all was still as death. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• His eyes glistened as he raised the lid, and looked in. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• And she laughed again, and something glistened in her eyes. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• But his face only glistened on her, unknown, horrible. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Their bayonets and spearheads glistened in the sunlight formidably. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• His brow glistened with perspiration, his cheeks were of the dull, dead white of a fish's belly, and his eyes were wild and staring. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• The dripping leaves and branches, and the moist petals of gorgeous flowers glistened in the splendor of the returning day. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• His jaw was underhung, and when he laughed, two white buck-teeth protruded themselves and glistened savagely in the midst of the grin. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• The glimmer of the night-light showed me that her eyes were only partially closed--the traces of tears glistened between her eyelids. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.

Editor: Val