Glitter is an English word with synonyms like glisten or sparkle. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Glitter in a sentence
Related words
Glitter meaning
- A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance.
- A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.
- Glitz.
Synonyms of Glitter
Using Glitter
- The main meaning on this page is: A bright, sparkling light; shininess or brilliance. | A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork. | Glitz.
- Useful related words include: glisten, sparkle, appear, look.
- In the example corpus, glitter often appears in combinations such as: glitter and, the glitter, and glitter.
Context around Glitter
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glitter
- In this selection, "glitter" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, music, rainbow, silver, band, ball and beard stand out and add context to how "glitter" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a silver glitter base 10 and a strictly glitter ball themed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glitter" sits close to words such as achieves, ado and arisen, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glitter
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Don’t let the rush and glitter overshadow the holiday spirit. (11 words)
Holly Blair exploded into glitter and bats on August 17, 2020. (11 words)
Face painting and glitter tattoos will be available for those seeking a touch of whimsy. (15 words)
Biography Phipps was a founder member of The Glitter Band (originally known as The Glittermen), who started as Gary Glitter's backing band, and went on to success in their own right, having six top ten singles in the UK in the mid-1970s. (44 words)
Then in 1988 he was invited to play with the "Legendary Purple Helmets" a Stranglers offshoot and in the same year Pete became more involved in the management aspects of the Glitter Band as well as playing the drums at all Glitter Band gigs. (44 words)
Getting glitter bombed before his big speech didn't help reinforce the message that Labour is no longer a party of protest - but the rest of the conference went by without factional fights featuring in the way that they have in previous years. (43 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to a spokesperson for the U.K. company Snapper Music, Glitter will not receive the royalties for the song's use in the film, since they hold the legal rights to Glitter's recordings.
Avery Smith poses for the camera at Logan Pride in his rainbow glitter beard painted by Glitter Bee Creations’ Lynda Jensen.
Next, she added OPI GelColor in Glitter to My Heart for a silver glitter base ($10.50 at ).
To create scented glitter candles, all you need is a glass jar, melted wax, glitter and gum.
A month-long tour of Germany by The Glitter Band is planned for March 2014, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the release of The Glitter Band's first hit single 'Angel Face'.
Biography Phipps was a founder member of The Glitter Band (originally known as The Glittermen), who started as Gary Glitter's backing band, and went on to success in their own right, having six top ten singles in the UK in the mid-1970s.
Then in 1988 he was invited to play with the "Legendary Purple Helmets" a Stranglers offshoot and in the same year Pete became more involved in the management aspects of the Glitter Band as well as playing the drums at all Glitter Band gigs.
An Unsworth woman has spent the last six weeks learning to dance in the hopes of winning a Strictly glitter ball-themed trophy next month.
As Sir Keir readied himself for his conference speech, he was covered in glitter by a demonstrator calling for electoral reform.
Bauer quad roller skates were hired by visitors who enjoyed a roller disco in the main hall with DJ, glitter ball and break dancing in the corner by the Crazy Crew.
Don’t let the rush and glitter overshadow the holiday spirit.
Face painting and glitter tattoos will be available for those seeking a touch of whimsy.
Getting glitter bombed before his big speech didn't help reinforce the message that Labour is no longer a party of protest - but the rest of the conference went by without factional fights featuring in the way that they have in previous years.
Glitter found fame in the 1970s as part of the glam rock scene, scoring number one hits with I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am), I Love You Love Me Love and Always Yours.
Glitter then went abroad and was jailed again in 2006 for sexually abusing two girls in Vietnam.
He added that he wished he could put Mr Glitter behind bars for longer, but was constrained by sentencing restrictions for crimes committed in the 1970s.
Holly Blair exploded into glitter and bats on August 17, 2020.
However, plastic glitter that easily falls off decorative objects, such as Christmas decorations or party hats, falls under the ban, as do goods containing microbeads (small plastic beads used in cosmetic products for exfoliation).
If you want to make a statement, opt for a set featuring chrome polish with green and gold glitter.
In addition to the massive tree, the Market Building has also had a festive glow up, adorned with new Christmas decorations this year – 40 massive bells plus some huge baubles and glitter balls too.
Common combinations with glitter
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- glitter and 27×
- the glitter 27×
- and glitter 18×
- of glitter 14×
- glitter in 13×
- with glitter 11×
- glitter on 9×
- glitter ball 8×
- glitter of 7×
- in glitter 6×