On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Glint. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as look or glance and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Glint meaning
- A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
- A brief look; a glance.
Synonyms of Glint
Using Glint
- The main meaning on this page is: A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface. | A brief look; a glance.
- Useful related words include: look, glance, seem, appear.
- In the example corpus, glint often appears in combinations such as: glint in, glint of, the glint.
Context around Glint
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glint
- In this selection, "glint" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, hither, tempting, determined and fruit stand out and add context to how "glint" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a glint of the and a tempting glint of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glint" sits close to words such as abdur, abrasion and abscess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glint
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Looking up at him, I smile with a glint in my eyes. (12 words)
But in 2024, the side had a new, determined, glint in their eyes. (13 words)
He talks fast, his deep brown eyes glint with humor, and he often cracks himself up. (16 words)
Dr. Arronte Villamarín, a friendly man with a glint in his eye, tells me how much he has enjoyed his work, not only during his time in Namibia, which lasted till 2007, but also—strikingly—in the United States of America. (41 words)
She said: 'When I left yesterday I said 'I'll not see you tomorrow, I'll see you on Wednesday', so a friend said why what are you doing, you've got a glint in your eye'. (37 words)
For Shell, BP (previously self-branded as Beyond Petroleum) and Alberta’s Suncor (pictured above), the glint of black gold has them riding the fossil fuel carousel rather than reaching for the gold transition ring. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Borsalino — better known as Admiral Kizaru — is the user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, a Logia-type Devil Fruit that allows him to transform into light itself.
Elena, an old love interest who fled to New York, slides back into Jack’s life, arriving in Onset with a scheme and a come-hither glint.
For Shell, BP (previously self-branded as Beyond Petroleum) and Alberta’s Suncor (pictured above), the glint of black gold has them riding the fossil fuel carousel rather than reaching for the gold transition ring.
Interestingly, the first mention of Rhaenyra's death came long before was even a glint on the television horizon.
Then a 757 appears in the southwest, at first just a glint in the sky, and then the full force of Air Force 2 descends, taxis, stops.
Both feature shortcake-like biccies sandwiching jam, with a hole (Linzers can use stars, circles, hearts, or whatever else you fancy) in its upper layer that shows a tempting glint of the spread beneath.
But in 2024, the side had a new, determined, glint in their eyes.
Harvey Fierstein, actor and playwright: “Sweet, funny, gorgeous and loving with a honey-voice and impish glint in his eye… Gavin Creel died today at only 48. An unspeakable loss for Broadway.
He talks fast, his deep brown eyes glint with humor, and he often cracks himself up.
Looking up at him, I smile with a glint in my eyes.
Dr. Arronte Villamarín, a friendly man with a glint in his eye, tells me how much he has enjoyed his work, not only during his time in Namibia, which lasted till 2007, but also—strikingly—in the United States of America.
The BBC tried to justify the difference on the basis of Vine being ‘cheeky’ and having a ‘glint in the eye’.
The few pencil strokes remaining but they're barely noticeable and don't take away mad glint in Eddy's eyes.
The glint in his eyes wasn’t just joy: It was sparks from a fire that couldn’t be tamped down.
His flaxen mullet is tucked up under a black trucker hat, and his ears’ double-piercings glint in the bright light.
Racing romantics might have detected a glint in Wayne Hawkes’ eye after Amangiri’s stirring win in the Solution Stakes at the Valley on Saturday.
She said: 'When I left yesterday I said 'I'll not see you tomorrow, I'll see you on Wednesday', so a friend said why what are you doing, you've got a glint in your eye'.
There’s a glint of hope: V-6-equipped Challengers are relatively frugal—emphasis on relative.
When Curtis made his feelings for Vogue Italia known, the glint of her belly chain too shiny for him to ignore, Amy “pulled him aside for a chat”, then another.
A glint of the sun’s rays on the water under an azure blue sky belied the struggles on Anna Maria Island.
Common combinations with glint
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- glint in 14×
- glint of 9×
- the glint 6×
- with glint 4×