Explore Gleaming through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like gleam or refulgence. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Gleaming meaning
Having a bright sheen.
Synonyms of Gleaming
Using Gleaming
- The main meaning on this page is: Having a bright sheen.
- Useful related words include: gleam, refulgence, effulgence, shine.
- In the example corpus, gleaming often appears in combinations such as: the gleaming, of gleaming, gleaming white.
Context around Gleaming
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gleaming
- In this selection, "gleaming" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, axes, show, cars, factory, surface and steam stand out and add context to how "gleaming" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a glorious gleaming sound and and a show gleaming with sheer. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gleaming" sits close to words such as admiring, aerosol and angolan, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gleaming
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Dusk turns the cars’ gleaming exteriors to shadow. (8 words)
Each winter night, cars creep past the gleaming lights. (9 words)
I gasped at this, picturing the slivers of gray on his gleaming head. (13 words)
I declined his kind offer on the grounds that I’m quite old now and wouldn’t get value for money if I popped my clogs any time soon, but I’d look good laid out with gleaming gnashers. (39 words)
The gleaming new space features classic turquoise diner-style booths as well as seats at the counter and is big enough to accommodate many more guests than the pint-sized original location. (32 words)
Gleaming, sparkling and glowing, the 18-karat yellow gold and white gold jewels embody quirky silhouettes influenced by boldly scaled Brutalist forms and the earthy, expressive power of tribal jewelry. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Along the route, people applauded when more than a dozen firefighters marched in step, their golden helmets and silver axes gleaming in the sun.
A manager toured him around the gleaming factory, which was suffused with the sweet smell of milk.
From my seat, it was virtually hidden from view, though somewhere in the left back corner of the stage, I could see a gleaming surface.
It marks something of a low for a line that was once the domain of gleaming steam locomotives such as the now preserved 'Duchess of Sutherland' and 'Royal Scot'.
Pah, make no bones about it, Redditch Operatic Society have once again pulled off a show gleaming with sheer professionalism.
The centerpiece of the 2,400-square-foot diner is a gleaming, brand new, never-driven Harley Davidson motorcycle.
The gleaming new space features classic turquoise diner-style booths as well as seats at the counter and is big enough to accommodate many more guests than the pint-sized original location.
The gleaming sails of the Opera House frame tourists climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The mosque, the largest in Europe, is a gleaming, low-slung modern structure that artfully bridges East and West.
Dusk turns the cars’ gleaming exteriors to shadow.
Each winter night, cars creep past the gleaming lights.
From detailed restoration projects to quick-fix tips and tricks, these creators share their journeys, transforming rusted relics into gleaming masterpieces.
Gleaming, sparkling and glowing, the 18-karat yellow gold and white gold jewels embody quirky silhouettes influenced by boldly scaled Brutalist forms and the earthy, expressive power of tribal jewelry.
I declined his kind offer on the grounds that I’m quite old now and wouldn’t get value for money if I popped my clogs any time soon, but I’d look good laid out with gleaming gnashers.
I gasped at this, picturing the slivers of gray on his gleaming head.
In her speech in front of a gleaming White House on Tuesday, she said that "my presidency will be different, because the challenges we face are different," she vowed.
In some cases, shops have moved from the high street to gleaming out of town retail parks.
In the soft gleaming of the evening, there are millions of stars spread all over the sky, but there is always a brighter one that encompasses the rest.
It is reached by a ladder and partly illuminated by recessed lighting gleaming out of perforated panels like stars.
Lazarenko sang a variety of roles with a glorious gleaming sound and thrilling quality in the upper register.
Common combinations with gleaming
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the gleaming 23×
- of gleaming 8×
- gleaming white 7×
- gleaming new 6×
- with gleaming 6×
- and gleaming 6×
- is gleaming 3×
- his gleaming 3×
- gleaming of 3×
- gleaming stainless 3×