SPARKLE in a Sentence

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123 example sentences for SPARKLE, such as:

1. The stars sparkle in the dark sky.
2. Their conversations sparkle all evening.
3. She has lost none of her old sparkle as a jazz singer.
4. Each spangle on her dress sparkled in the glare of the stage lights.
5. Her conversation sparkled with her own subtle blend of wit and charm.

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 Meanings and Examples of SPARKLE
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sparkle
 v.  be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
Classic Sentence: (112 in 8 pages)
1  What made matters worse was that under his smile a little sparkle had come into Melanie's eyes, so that even Scarlett had to admit that she looked almost pretty.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
2  The pleasure in the thought brought a sparkle into her green eyes and a half-smile to her lips.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
3  And, even if he makes a mint of money, he'll never lend any shine and sparkle to Tara, like your father did.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
4  There was a wicked sparkle in the old eyes that found an answer in her own.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
5  She felt a stealing sense of fatigue as she walked; the sparkle had died out of her, and the taste of life was stale on her lips.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: Chapter 5
6  Grandfather's eyes were not at all like those of an old man; they were bright blue, and had a fresh, frosty sparkle.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: II
7  He had white blood in his veins, as could be seen by the quick flush in his cheek, and the sparkle of his eye, as he eagerly tried to speak.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
8  With the first burst of the band, Amy's color rose, her eyes began to sparkle, and her feet to tap the floor impatiently, for she danced well and wanted Laurie to know it.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
9  "That's not for me to say," was Amy's grim reply, but her lips would smile, and there was a traitorous sparkle of the eye which betrayed that she knew her power and enjoyed the knowledge.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
10  But the lecture began to take effect, for there was a wide-awake sparkle in his eyes now and a half-angry, half-injured expression replaced the former indifference.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
11  He wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace; I wanted all to sparkle and dance in a glorious jubilee.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
12  Templars love the glitter of silver shekels as well as the sparkle of black eyes.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
13  And there was a sparkle of yellow jasmine by the door; the closed door.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
14  The dew seemed to sparkle more brightly on the green leaves; the air to rustle among them with a sweeter music; and the sky itself to look more blue and bright.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
15  She had refused, and still sat covered, only the sparkle of her eyes being visible between the ribbons which covered her face.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: 6 The Two Stand Face to Face
Example Sentence:
1  Flat prose and flat ginger ale are equally insipid: both lack sparkle.
2  Their conversations sparkle all evening.
3  She has lost none of her old sparkle as a jazz singer.
4  The stars sparkle in the dark sky.
5  Inside the bottle you will find a handful of sparkling semi-precious gemstones which spiritual healers believe affect our health and well-being.
6  Cider also goes up by a penny a pint while sparkling wine will cost another eight pence a bottle.
7  Her sparkling jewellery served as the perfect foil for her fine complexion.
8  This pleasure consisted in prospect of noble summits girdling a great hill-hollow, rich in verdure and shadow; in a bright beck, full of dark stones and sparkling eddies.
9  Gabriella Papadakis's sparkling green outfit came undone in the back while she and partner were performing their short program.
10  Each spangle on her dress sparkled in the glare of the stage lights.
11  Her conversation sparkled with her own subtle blend of wit and charm.