How To Use Sparkle In A Sentence
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You can't help thinking that the promise of that final inspection adds a little extra sparkle to the finished product.
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Yet this was all alive, in silver-gray, white, black, greens deep or bright and asparkle with remnant raindrops.
The Boat of a Million Years
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A sparkle in his eyes animated his face whenever he smiled.
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This is a complex wine that will sparkle as an accompaniment to a tall glass of bone chillingly cold lemon sorbet with sprigs of mint.
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The roadsides sparkled with coreopsis, crimson clover, vetch, spring beauties, and other gem-like blooms.
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The turquoise water sparkled in the brilliant sunlight, dazzling the four birds as they hopped across the warm wet sand towards it.
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A league lacking sparkle on the field now had marquee names in the dugouts.
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While the father and sister were delighted with the crackle, sparkle and pleasant aroma of the bits of spicewood, as Abe tossed them upon the fire, no one could appreciate the thoughtful act of the boy so much as his mother.
The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
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A useful novice chaser two seasons ago, the Ferdy Murphy-trained gelding showed all of his old sparkle as he took the spoils.
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Susan Heyward, as Sabrina, not only sparkles in the role, but pertly reasons her way through the character's dilemmas.
Theater: 'Sabrina Fair' at Ford's Theatre is reviewed by Nelson Pressley
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Her features were fine; her soulful green eyes sparkled with excitement, and her rosebud mouth was turned up in an unconscious smile.
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The crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, sending sparkles across the walls, rainbow spectra around the atmosphere were enchanting her in every way.
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Fake crystal chandeliers sparkled above the stage and the performance space was framed by red valour curtains.
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Gradually the sun warms up and then, finally, a band of bright, pale gold hits the snow and the fresh powder begins to sparkle beneath your skis.
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The usual mischievous sparkle had gone from his eyes and he appeared serious, painfully serious.
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Apply slightly lighter highlighter on the remaining two-thirds of the eye - I prefer something with a little sparkle.
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Eyes that sparkled with all the mystery and magic of the dream lit up a face of breathtaking beauty.
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Some comprimario and secondo roles were doubled up: Vladimir Hristov was both a George Clooney-suave Marchese d'Obigny and a bland Dr. Grenvil; Giorgio Dinev, previously seen enjoyably blustering as Tosca's Spoletta, doddered formulaically as Violetta's servant, but had mischevious sparkle as Gastone — having introduced his friend Alfredo to Violetta, he worked the room, pointing out his handiwork to the other guests, a proud yenta.
Pretty Woman
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The sky sparkled with brilliant stars.
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These colours can be speckled or spiced up with added sparkle and are available in perfectly smooth or textured options.
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Mix a blinging jacket with jeans or shorts to add sparkle to your daywear.
The Sun
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Some comprimario and secondo roles were doubled up: Vladimir Hristov was both a George Clooney-suave Marchese d'Obigny and a bland Dr. Grenvil; Giorgio Dinev, previously seen enjoyably blustering as Tosca's Spoletta, doddered formulaically as Violetta's servant, but had mischevious sparkle as Gastone — having introduced his friend Alfredo to Violetta, he worked the room, pointing out his handiwork to the other guests, a proud yenta.
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Despite bleak weather, there was plenty of sparkle at Grasmere's first Festival of the Stars at the weekend, ensuring the event was a big success.
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This helps to reduce dark circles and bring that natural sparkle back into your eyes.
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The lake sparkled with shades of blue and silver.
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These colours can be speckled or spiced up with added sparkle and are available in perfectly smooth or textured options.
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Dombey, exulting in the long – looked – for event, jingled and jingled the heavy gold watch – chain that depended from below his trim blue coat, whereof the buttons sparkled phosphorescently in the feeble rays of the distant fire.
Dombey and Son
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The concluding Rondo: Allegro comodo had sparkle and lightness to spare.
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In the Strait a light chop sparkled.
Tuning the Rig: A Journey to the Arctic
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A live band added extra sparkle to the occasion.
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For evening wear, using a gold or silver thread instead of cotton can add sparkle to your knitting.
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The winter gold is the most wonderful color and really is set off by the red sparkleberry too.
Sparkleberry And Winter Gold « Fairegarden
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you're called 'tina' and your eyes sparkle like freshly licked skin. haven't seen you in a while.
Tina
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Dark corners, shelves, eaves, and window ledges sparkle with lights and decorations that celebrate the year as they annunciate our civility and hope.
Tom Gregory: Baby Jesus is Kidnapped in Beverly Hills (Video)
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Add nothing, and diminish nothing, let this lamp shine “till the day dawn, ’till the morning of the resurrection,” and walk ye in the light of it, and do not kindle any other sparkles, else ye shall lie down in the grave in sorrow, and rise in sorrow.
The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
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Draped with some of the world's finest footballing jewels and still Italy have failed to truly sparkle.
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The sun shone brightly and the gutters on the side of the street shone and sparkled with the run-off from the melting snow.
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It might not be amazingly warm, but at least the sparkle will add some razzmatazz to your fortnight in Torquay.
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Her eyes sparkled and her completion had lost its sallow look.
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The arrival of him sparkled to the party.
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A very mild form of bleach used sparingly can add sparkle and also swells the hair a little.
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The dry water-course on the plain sparkled in the distance, like a mirage – only that it was no mirage.
Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land
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I also oohed and ahed over the Saint Laurent exhibition at San Francisco's de Young Museum in December of 2008, and his work never loses one iota of its vision or sparkle.
Beth Arnold: Letter From Paris: Yves Saint Laurent 101
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She met his eyes without flinching, a mutinous sparkle enlivening the depths of her own grey gaze.
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This would be one of those times I really REALLY wanted telekinesis or to at least be able to make something sparkle from a distance.
The lesser known superpowers
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His own image is usually part of the ensemble, but often appears ghostly and intangible compared with the heavy sparkle of the box itself.
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I put pumpkins and squash all around the house and decorated the table with kale and sorghum and sparkleberry.
Stuffed Acorn Squash with Cranberries and Pecans
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It smells softly of rose and contains tiny pieces of fairy glitter designed to sparkle subtly - guaranteed to make you look like the cat's miaow.
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These tasselled slippers have just the right amount of sparkle.
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Rhetoric replaces poetry, it is true, and paraphrase dries up the freshness and the sparkle of the metaphor.
An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway
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Too much lacks either sparkle or grit.
The Sun
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Happy birthday to my dear husband.You add a special happiness to days that come and go.You give an extra sparkle to the ordinary things.It's so nice to have you being a special part of my life.
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Liling has a long history of sparkler, and it was more than 1300 years ago. It has become one of nationwide main fireworks production districts.
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Would her sparkle have brightened my days, her wit and humour gladdened my heart?
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She was met face to face with a guy who had thick messy dirty blonde hair and blue eyes that sparkled with laughter.
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Round him stretched his domain, the white Avenue de la Foret asparkle with cars and open carriages in the late afternoon sunlight.
The Emperor's Snuff-Box
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There were flashes of brilliance from Michael Hordern and Kelly Hunter but generally the acting lacked sparkle.
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Seek out those secret brands that deliver just as much sparkle, but produce them in far smaller quantities.
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His ommatidia sparkled in the light from the console.
Nor Crystal Tears
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The documentary details how the company put the sparkle back into the brand.
The Sun
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The snow/sea sparkled in the sunlight.
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I can add whizzes, bangs and sparkles really easily.
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A rail of replica gowns sparkles with sequins.
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There's a lightness, a crystalline sparkle and sheer zest about these performances that makes them bubble like chilled champagne.
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And then his voice was measured, without the light sparkle of flippancy.
THE WHITE DOVE
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But what she does look, despite all that shimmer and sparkle, is unavoidably sad.
Tess Daly: the interview
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Like almost all of Elsheimer's paintings, this story-within-a-landscape is small, just 12¼ inches by 16¼ inches, and painted on copper, whose smooth, nonporous surface intensifies the luminosity of the oil paint, makes his colors sparkle, and sharpens his minute details.
The Story Within a Landscape
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It's a twinkle and a sparkle that has left the world.
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Only the Bombay bubbly, which is a match for most £5-7 Aussie sparklers, distinguishes itself.
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Because the Predator can “sparkle” a target at night — mark it in infrared so that A-10 pilots and grunts on the ground can see it with their night-vision goggles — it opens up a range of options that pilots and infantry never had before.
Hunting the Taliban in Las Vegas
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So with head held high and eyes asparkle, Billy marched into the dining-room and took her accustomed place.
Miss Billy -- Married
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My lasting impression of OSB is glitter and sparkles, but that is getting ahead of myself.
Ohio Star Ball
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Glittering jewels and sparkles decorated the front of the dress and contrasted the red ruby that hung against her neck.
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An employee of Madame (Veuve) Cliquot devised the system of pupitres to assist in the remuage process, which we know as riddling, that removes the sediment after the prise de mousse (development of the sparkle).
At My Table
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His social conscience was touched by anything that might prink his next disc with a sparkle of gold.
PASSION IN THE PEAK
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And take care with sparklers, fireworks, bangers and bonfires and try not to frighten the vulnerable.
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Your tub will sparkle and smell delicious.
The Sun
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It sparkled like glitter, and then disappeared.
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And he knows how the glint of silver can leave a permanent sparkle on a club.
The Sun
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On good days most of these twinkle and sparkle in the sun.
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Agnes, I should explain, is our char who comes twice weekly to make the house sparkle.
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His face was implacable and the steely blue eyes had no sparkle.
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Leaning over the bar his eyes sparkle and his gaze is steady.
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And the third movement sprinted and sparkled with colour in the clarity of its chording and its restrained impetus.
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Plus, the folks at genuine scooters guarantee me that the metal flake sparkles lovelily in the sunlight.
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A live band added extra sparkle to the occasion.
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Her sad blue eyes immediately started to sparkle at the mention of the man she loved.
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An older woman is in a dead relationship, but decides it's too late to move on, so when she meets a younger woman just starting a sparkless marriage, she tries to convince her to end it now.
Escapes
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On stage it rollicks and sparkles, at once deeply funny and tragic.
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he had a sparkle in his eye
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It seems to be one of those words of rock 'n' roll origin that describes the ‘stuff’ inside a person that gives them that extra bit of fizz and sparkle and swagger to get through life.
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The entire performance was imbued with sparkle and élan.
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Almost everything was gilded in gold, and the room seemed to sparkle.
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They will add sparkle to any outfit.
The Sun
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The sparkle in Kit's eyes was back in full force, a reminder of all that had just passed between them.
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She looked at me and her eyes seemed to sparkle.
No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Tale
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Mr Sparkler, as to tip that gentleman over like a larger species of ninepin, and cause him to exhibit the soles of his shoes to the object of his dearest wishes: while the nobler portions of his anatomy struggled at the bottom of his boat in the arms of one of his men.
Little Dorrit
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Her bright blue eyes sparkled when she was particularly happy or angry, which was quite often.
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A very mild form of bleach used sparingly can add sparkle and also swells the hair a little.
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From the same sp and the termination ark, comes spark, signifying a single emission of fire with a noise; namely sp, the emission, ar, the more acute noise, and k, the mute consonant, intimates its being suddenly terminated; but adding l, is made the frequentative sparkle.
A Grammar of the English Tongue
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Their eyes are bright, they sparkle.
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But it didn't sparkle until the 19th century.
The Sun
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I can add whizzes, bangs and sparkles really easily.
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She saw treetops covered in white snow, which glistened and sparkled in the light of the sun.
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Streets that look sullen and desultory in winter suddenly sparkle like Trinidad at carnival time.
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She remains faithful to Thackeray's vision but adds a touch of candour to his tone of condescension, a sparkle to the supercilious ways of the British rich.
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Her hair, brown and warm in shadow, sparkled, where it caught the light, in a kind of crinkly iridescence, like threads of glass.
The Cardinal's Snuff-Box
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An hour later, like a resurrection, the moon will rise and the snow will sparkle and we'll still be luxuriating in the delicious pools.
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Planted in a massed grouping, sparkleberry will add brilliant color to the winter landscape.
New crop of hybrid plants demonstrate beauty of ingenuity
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What is that white belt we call the milky way, which spans the heavens and sparkles like a Sahara of diamonds?
Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales
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This sheer balm has a translucent pearl finish that highlights without glitter or sparkle.
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It was armed with a cache of stuffed animals and sparkles with the intent of staging a mock siege of the fenced-in leaders.
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The sparkle in these scarlet shades is subtle but slays all day.
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The eyes of the patient sparkle lustrously, and become suffused with water.
How I Found Livingstone
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Lamps with metallic finishes will transform a chilly interior with a spot of warm sparkle.
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Beneath the linguistic sparklers and Catherine wheels, there is a subtle and moving examination of the inarticulate moment: gesture and touch, weeping and laughter.
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And he knows how the glint of silver can leave a permanent sparkle on a club.
The Sun
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It was armed with a cache of stuffed animals and sparkles with the intent of staging a mock siege of the fenced-in leaders.
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This attractive necklace is made from re-cycled TV screen beads, they are a lovely soft grey colour and sparkle like chandelier lustres.
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Sparkle's hull was built of two laminates of diagonally laid red cedar on an inner core of longitudinal Douglas fir.
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His striking blue eyes sparkled with boyish mischief.
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Over the gunwale of the banca, in a sparkle of flying spray, silvery in the morning sun, the maskalonge gleamed.
Darkness and Dawn
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The peals of the Hiltonbury bells rung merrily in the cold air, the snow sparkled bridally, the icicles glittered in the sunset light, the workpeople stood round the house to cheer the arrival, and the sisters hurried out.
Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster
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He pulled out all the stops for the post-Super Bowl return of "Glee" from its two-month hiatus, including an opening number in which guys did tricks on bikes while the blue-wigged Cheerios pranced around in cone bikini tops tricked out with sparklers.
'Glee' post-Super Bowl episode: We watch so you don't have to
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His dark eyes sparkled with life and amusement from the mass of black wiry hair that covered his face.
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She has lost none of her old sparkle as a jazz singer.
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The china and crystal were so clean, they sparkled.
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Brazilian rosewood fretboards and their denser rainforest counterparts add sparkle and ring, and Indian rosewood fretboards can help fatten up the midrange.
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To balance the tomboy elements in her look, she highlights her femininity and her rocker edge through subtle sparkle by implementing marcasite rings and brooches and clothing with stud embellishments into her wardrobe.
Meet the concept intern! | Free People Clothing Boutique Blog
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Half the charm of silver in nature is due to its remoteness; no ore of man's refining can attain the sparkle of a raindrop; we cannot distil the radiance from a white narcissus, nor rob the stars of their silver fleeces.
The Spring of Joy: A Little Book of Healing
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A very mild form of bleach used sparingly can add sparkle and also swells the hair a little.
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The radiant smile and the sparkle in her blue eyes were the clear signs of a woman still deeply in love.
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The water sparkled in the bright sunlight.
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You'll find the full range of wines here, from sparklers and minerally whites to full-bodied reds and sweet finishers.
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Happy birthday to my dear husband.You add a special happiness to days that come and go.You give an extra sparkle to the ordinary things.It's so nice to have you being a special part of my life.
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Singed needles only add to the celebration because they crackle like sparklers and give off the pungent aroma of the evergreen woods.
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The sky was a dome of palest glass, and the sun sparkled on the snow, and everywhere was a purity and brilliance almost beyond bearing.
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So who did manage to sparkle as the glamour got glittering?
The Sun
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Green gems were predominant here, but other colors sparkled here and there, rubies, amethysts, diamonds and the like.
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They proceeded onward: the earthly Paradise was unfolded to their view; the air was balmy, and laden with rich fragrance from the numberless flowers around; but instead of filling the spirit with soft languor, and indisposing the body to exertion, the gentle breezes imparted new vigor to the frame, and the buoyant, hilarious feelings of early youth shot through the veins, making the thoughtful eye sparkle, and giving to the grave foot of saddened maturity the elasticity of childhood.
Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside
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The only things you can fire off there are sparklers, fountains, birthday candles and semi-automatic firearms.
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The purple, glittery top sparkled under my light and I giggled as I slipped it over my head.
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But until his dismissal - a sliced hoick to mid-off - his off-side game sparkled.
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Glitter accents add a touch of sparkle to this merlot strapless charmeuse dress.
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Metrodorus, that it is a forcible illapse of the sun upon clouds which makes them to sparkle as fire.
Essays and Miscellanies
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She was a young woman in her 20s who sparkled with creative verve and obvious good taste.
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Clear-glass candleholders, vases and potpourri bowls scattered throughout add a reflective sparkle to the room.
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It is a creation of his old age but the scintillating youthful spirit with which it sparkles inclines one to believe that the grand old man was reliving his lost youth through this romantic rhapsody of a story.
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Add a little sparkle to your summer with this fabulous crystal and pearl watch - just perfect for warm sunny days and balmy summer nights.
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Some comprimario and secondo roles were doubled up: Vladimir Hristov was both a George Clooney-suave Marchese d'Obigny and a bland Dr. Grenvil; Giorgio Dinev, previously seen enjoyably blustering as Tosca's Spoletta, doddered formulaically as Violetta's servant, but had mischevious sparkle as Gastone — having introduced his friend Alfredo to Violetta, he worked the room, pointing out his handiwork to the other guests, a proud yenta.
Pretty Woman
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a high-standing collar with points, and what was called a neckcloth of black silk with dark-blue brocaded figures running over it, and a handsome brocaded-velvet vest, double-breasted, the fashion of the times, with gilt buttons that looked as if they were set with diamonds, they sparkled so.
A Little Girl in Old New York
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The sparkle going on between us was light and fun and heady and I knew I was safe to be cheeky, personal, as if we had known each other for weeks.
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She has lost none of her old sparkle as a jazz singer.
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Through the trees however, the sparkle of a large, man-made lake was visible.
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These colours can be speckled or spiced up with added sparkle and are available in perfectly smooth or textured options.
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She cradled the infant in her arms, watching her giggle innocently as those beautiful green eyes sparkled up at her.
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They will add sparkle to any outfit.
The Sun
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Seasonal sparkle GET your glitter on with these top table treats.
The Sun
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Under his expert hand, the Wiener Philharmoniker, apt to phone it in for something as "quotidian" as Mozart's 40th, shines and sparkles with the swank and swagger only it has.
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The chinese put on a devoteetastic show ad have simply put a red shuttle bus plus a sparkler.
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Seasonal sparkle GET your glitter on with these top table treats.
The Sun
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She has lost none of her old sparkle as a jazz singer.
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Rhapsodic, ironic, elegiac and disillusioned, the urban sketch, for all its sparkle, tended toward melancholy.
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The colt failed to sparkle in a racecourse gallop on Wednesday and is suffering sore shins.
The Sun
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If a mosquito blunders into one, it sizzles and makes a sparkle of flame; if you touch the wires yourself by mistake, you get a shock.
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The bartender offered to let me try the second sparkler on the menu - the Domaine de la Fontainerie, brut, '01, Vouvray at $9.
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This innovative glitter brush is easy to apply and leaves a great shimmer and sparkle on your skin.
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Hair or face glitter can add sparkle.
The Sun
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They have very thin bodies and translucent wings, and look like little sparkles of light as they dart about.
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Huge crystal goblets full of water or fine wines sparkled in the candlelight amongst the shining silver cutlery.
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No cloud has a silver lining because silver is just grey with sparkles in it.
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He pulled out all the stops for the post-Super Bowl return of "Glee" from its two-month hiatus, including an opening number in which guys did tricks on bikes while the blue-wigged Cheerios pranced around in cone bikini tops tricked out with sparklers.
'Glee' post-Super Bowl episode: We watch so you don't have to
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Your tub will sparkle and smell delicious.
The Sun
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Add a little sparkle to your summer with this fabulous crystal and pearl watch - just perfect for warm sunny days and balmy summer nights.
Times, Sunday Times
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A handful of bezel-set Indian Pink crystals sparkle on the beautiful, romantic silhouette.
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Exercising your creativity and imagination will help you rediscover your science sparkle without losing sight of your learning objectives.
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The krater was in one of the two cases lit by white "sparkle" lights.
Maybe It's Time to Re-Examine Policy on Antiquities
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Heather Jenkins displayed a dizzyingly high soprano in the fairy lullaby; mezzo Kristin Vienneau brought sparkle to other fairy solo moments.
A Remarkably Inventive A Cappella Premiere
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In Simsbury the next day, I went right back to work, trying to outjump, spin, and sparkle the other skaters in my group.
Welcome to My World
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She has lost none of her old sparkle as a jazz singer.
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While her eyes glazed with panic, his sparkled ironically.
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While the incident was clearly a set-up, it does demonstrate that the public expects at least to be sparkled and awed by the splendid attire and accoutrements of royal women, if not by their dazzling beauty.
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It's gold and has a slim strap with a narrow oval face, which sparkles as if it had been sprinkled with extra fine glitter.
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Muted sunlight filtered through the trees into a small glade on the other side of the stream, and dust particles caught in the soft sunbeams sparkled as they floated downward.
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The pearls sparkled the bright silver.
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On good days most of these twinkle and sparkle in the sun.
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No, he made words and music come forth asparkle as none had ever done before.
Time Patrolman
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In the morning it wakes me up to the sparkle and dazzle of the sea, and the gleaming stretch of beach, not yet crowded with slick brown bodies.
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We will tell you naught of sun-sparkle by day where the green and gold of April linger in that small hollow landskip, where the light shines red through the faint bronze veins of young leaves -- much as it shines red through the finger joinings of a child's hand held toward the sun.
Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned
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A relaxed Mr Kennedy did not sparkle, but remained jocular as he parried friendly questions.
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Alicia's polite and cheerful demeanor amuses the man, and he begins to chuckle until the tender sparkle in her eye renders him silent.
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It was a frosty night and fir trees sparkled with a dusting of snow.
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Hair or face glitter can add sparkle.
The Sun
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Get ready to sparkle through the winter party season!
The Sun
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Happy birthday to my dear husband.You add a special happiness to days that come and go.You give an extra sparkle to the ordinary things.It's so nice to have you being a special part of my life.
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For Dvorák's Trio Number 4 in E Minor, Opus 90, B.166, they surrendered their smooth tone for more folk-like nuances, as is appropriate to the work's nature; the dumkas (Slavic folk songs) were elegiac, and the lively sections sparkled with dynamic contrasts.
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Her conversation sparkled with her own subtle blend of wit and charm.
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A fresh herb in any salad dressing really makes it sparkle.
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A heavy shower of rain had laid the dust and every clean, little leaf on the great shisham trees that lined either side of the highway glinted and sparkled from the refection of the sinking orb of day.
Daughters of India
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It isn't blue, they could safely say; rather, it is so clear it sparkles in the sunshine.
