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Glitterball is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Glitterball in a sentence

Glitterball meaning

Synonym of mirror ball.

Using Glitterball

  • The main meaning on this page is: Synonym of mirror ball.
  • In the example corpus, glitterball often appears in combinations such as: glitterball trophy, the glitterball, coveted glitterball.

Context around Glitterball

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 13 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

coveted 3× human 1×

Often after:

trophy 15× overhead 1× darren 1× style 1×

Sentence patterns with Glitterball

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a glitterball overhead sends 1× fabulous human glitterball darren brownlie 1× for the glitterball trophy 1× for the glitterball trophy with 1× get that glitterball and i 1× has a glitterball style vase 1× lift the glitterball trophy was 1× lifting the glitterball 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

strictly come dancing 2× a glitterball overhead 1× after 13 weeks 1× and while sarah 1× despite her comedic 1× ellie 23 kicked 1×

Common sentence endings:

the glitterball trophy 4× a perfect score 1× back in 2015 1× boss queen cranachan 1× gold pink roses 1× impressive 116 points 1×

Words around Glitterball

Just before it in the word index:

glitterati 13 glitter 212 glitchy 16 glitching 5 glitches 163 glitched 7

Just after it in the word index:

glittered 7 glittering 183 glitters 12 glittery 70 glitz 89 glitziest 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdur 43 abrasion 43 abscess 43 absconded 43 acclimated 43 acf 43

Corpus analysis for Glitterball

  • In this selection, "glitterball" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, coveted, human, trophy, overhead and darren stand out and add context to how "glitterball" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a glitterball overhead sends and fabulous human glitterball darren brownlie. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "glitterball" sits close to words such as abdur, abrasion and abscess, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with glitterball

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It also has a glitterball-style vase with gold pink roses. (11 words)

Ellie has previously said she will never get over lifting the Glitterball. (12 words)

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 is officially over, with the winner of the Glitterball Trophy. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

I’ve just got a good feeling it’s going to be my year and hopefully I’m going to get that Glitterball and I’m going to bring it back to Wales, because a Welsh professional dancer’s never won the show. (43 words)

The hotly anticipated semi-finals saw the final four celebrities battle it out for a chance to compete for the coveted glitterball trophy next week, with Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin topping the leaderboard with an impressive 116 points. (39 words)

After 13 weeks, just four couples remain in the BBC One dance contest, and only one will be lifting the coveted Glitterball trophy on Saturday (December 14) during the last week of the 2024 run of the competition. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

A glitterball overhead sends shards of light across the stadium as the electronic screen flashes a pair of metallic robot legs, cheekily spread wide open.

Hamza Yassin - who beat Helen to the Glitterball Trophy in December - said : "Miss you, and love you lots.

In a nice twist, they are also assisted by the Man in the Mirror (the fabulous human glitterball Darren Brownlie), who has turned against his boss, Queen Cranachan.

Joanne Clifton and Ore Oduba with the glitterball trophy after they won the final of the BBC1 show, Strictly Come Dancing.

Strictly Come Dancing 2023 is officially over, with the winner of the Glitterball Trophy.

Strictly Come Dancing star Layton is among the favourites for the Glitterball Trophy, with pro dancer James Jordan saying he has "no place on show".

The Casualty actor’s exit leaves just Ellie Leach, Bobby Brazier, Layton Williams and Annabel Croft in the contest to win the glitterball trophy.

The hotly anticipated semi-finals saw the final four celebrities battle it out for a chance to compete for the coveted glitterball trophy next week, with Layton Williams and Nikita Kuzmin topping the leaderboard with an impressive 116 points.

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The last person to top the leaderboard in the 11th week and go on to lift the Glitterball trophy was singer Jay McGuiness all the way back in 2015.

After 13 weeks, just four couples remain in the BBC One dance contest, and only one will be lifting the coveted Glitterball trophy on Saturday (December 14) during the last week of the 2024 run of the competition.

And while Sarah has impressed the judges week after week, she could miss out on lifting the Glitterball Trophy to Chris McCausland.

But it was the public vote that decided the winner with Ellie and Vito taking the title and lifting the Glitterball trophy.

Despite her comedic background, Sarah is a serious contender for Strictly's glitterball trophy as she and Vito finished in joint second place on the leaderboard last week.

Ellie, 23, kicked off the year as the reigning champion after lifting the coveted Glitterball trophy back in December with dance partner Vito Coppola.

Ellie has previously said she will never get over lifting the Glitterball.

He has some dancing experience so could be a contender for the glitterball trophy.

It also has a glitterball-style vase with gold pink roses.

It’s not that it was Miss Scarlett on the theatre stage with the glitterball trophy, but that she hasn’t actually ever partaken in the board game the show draws its inspiration from.

I’ve just got a good feeling it’s going to be my year and hopefully I’m going to get that Glitterball and I’m going to bring it back to Wales, because a Welsh professional dancer’s never won the show.

Last year the 30-year-old competed on the Strictly Christmas Special, lifting the glitterball trophy with Nancy Xu after their quickstep earned them a perfect score.

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Common combinations with glitterball

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "glitterball" in a sentence?
An example: "A glitterball overhead sends shards of light across the stadium as the electronic screen flashes a pair of metallic robot legs, cheekily spread wide open." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "glitterball" from authentic English texts.
What does "glitterball" mean?
Glitterball means: Synonym of mirror ball.
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