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How to use luster in a sentence

21 example sentences · noun, verb

Luster means the ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc. Example: “After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.”

Examples of luster by meaning

nounThe ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.

  • the diamond’s luster
  • The canopy above the bed was a mosaic of tiny stones, jet, serpentine, dark hyacinth, black marble, bloodstone, and lapis lazuli, so confounded in a maze of altering hue and lustre that they might mock the palpitating sky of night.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, chapter 8, in The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC

nounShining light from within, luminosity, brightness, shine.

  • the sun’s luster
  • the luster of the minor stars

nounShining beauty, splendor, attractiveness or attraction.

  • After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.

nounShining fame, renown, glory.

  • After the scandal, the idol lost his luster and could only get work in Vegas.
  • The notion of two homosexuals living together more or less openly did not sit well with their neighbors, or even their friends, but Millthorpe took on a kind of symbolic luster as a kind of homosexual paradise.2006, Florence Tamagne, A History of Homosexuality in Europe, Volume I & II: Berlin, London, Paris, 1919-1939, New York: Algora, page 87
  • Its misgivings about immigration have smudged some of the liberal lustre it once had.2023 February 11, Janan Ganesh, “After Germany’s fall, which is the paragon nation?”, in FT Weekend, London: The Financial Times Ltd....

nounPolish, social refinement.

  • Sure, the posh git spoke with fine lustre. ’S all a load of bollocks, though, innit?

More sentences with luster

  • It takes many applications of lacquer and subsequent wet sanding operations to obtain that final smooth luster.1986, Constructing a Solid-body Guitar: A Complete Technical Guide, →ISBN. From the entry wet sanding
  • A rare-earth mineral with a silver metallic luster.2025 April 27, Sean McLain, “Dyspro-what? Why an Obscure Element Has the EV Industry in a Panic. The rare-earth mineral dysprosium, used…. From the entry dysprosium
  • An orphan among its peers, consecutive interpreting appears to have a short life and little if any luster.2017, Alexander V. Kozin, Consecutive Interpreting: An Interdisciplinary Study, Springer, →ISBN, page 1. From the entry interpreting
  • Even the roadside sights seemed a little off-color and was just beginning to lose some of its summer luster.2014, Anne W. Mhorelund, Broken Branch: The Patchie Creek Story, page 691. From the entry off-color
  • More’s the pity, for this work (technically a serenata) is a little gem, and Aulos polished it to a fine luster.2007 January 25, James R. Oestreich, “The Shepherd, the Sea Nymph and the Big Rock, Abridged”, in New York Times. From the entry serenata
  • Lustered (also called lusters, rainbows, oilies, and pearls).1998, Joanna Cole, Stephanie Calmenson, Michael Street, Marbles: 101 ways to play. From the entry oily
  • But high luster is not essential, for many high-grade radiums are given a more or less dull finish.1926, United States Tariff Commission, “Classification of Broad Silks—Character of Domestic Production”, in Broad-silk Manufacture and the…. From the entry radium
  • As the various worlds looked on, the three diamond worlds reappeared, but would never gleam with the luster of Brogi’s formula again.2009, G[eorge] F[ranklin] Skipworth, “The Ruse”, in Fire and Iceland (Fables of the Carpailtin Campfire; 2), Portland, Ore.: Rosslare…. From the entry wannish
  • Once your paint has been restored, drying your car with a chamois is just about all you have to do to restore the luster.1989, Popular Mechanics, page 146. From the entry chamois
  • She climbed the Red Hill one cold day and dug oose root with which to bring a new luster to her long black hair.1941, Maurine Whipple, The Giant Joshua, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Company, →OCLC. From the entry oose
  • We also got a s’mores tart, which contained the requisite elements – toasted marshmallow, chocolate, Graham crackery crust – but lost its luster for not being remotely warm.2017 October 5, Andrew Z. Galarneau, “Menu with a view”, in Gusto (The Buffalo News), Buffalo, N.Y., page 13, column 5. From the entry graham-crackery
  • The Indians of the interior were strongly attracted by the luster of the uhllo and gave the coastal traders amazing bargains in exchange for the pretty shells.1931, Donald Hume Fry, The Ring Net, Half Ring Net, Or Purse Lampara in the Fisheries of California, volumes 22-40. From the entry uhllo

Meaning of luster

  1. noun The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
  2. noun The way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.
  3. noun Shining light from within, luminosity, brightness, shine.

Full definition of luster

Questions about luster in a sentence

How do you use luster in a sentence?
Luster is used as a noun and verb. For example: “After so many years in the same field, the job had lost its luster.”
What is a short sentence with luster?
“the diamond’s luster”
What does luster mean?
Luster means the ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.

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