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How to use lustrous in a sentence

14 example sentences · adjective

Lustrous means having a glow or lustre. Example: “It was a hot noon in July; and his face, lustrous with perspiration, beamed with barbaric good humor.”

Examples of lustrous by meaning

adjectiveHaving a glow or lustre.

  • It was a hot noon in July; and his face, lustrous with perspiration, beamed with barbaric good humor.1924, Herman Melville, chapter 1, in Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co.
  • The sunlight lay heavy and rich on his lustrous golden fur, and his monkey hands turned a pine cone this way and that, snapping off the scales with sharp fingers and scratching out the sweet nuts.2000, Philip Pullman, chapter 1, in The Amber Spyglass, Random House Children's Books, published 2001

More sentences with lustrous

  • Abdomen microtrichose, with tergites 6 to 8 and sternite 8 lustrous and sternite 7 sublustrous.2015 July 27, Miroslav Barták, Štěpán Kubík, “Palaearctic species of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) anfractuosa group (Diptera…. From the entry sublustrous
  • Ytterbium is a silvery, soft, malleable, and ductile metal with a lustrous metallic shine.2006, Robert E. Krebs, “Guide to the Elements”, in The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements: A Reference Guide, 2nd edition…. From the entry ytterbium
  • A soprano, her voice was birdsweet and passionate, and she possessed her own lustrous reputation.1999, Gina Berriault, The Great Petrowski, Counterpoint, →ISBN, page 21. From the entry birdsweet
  • The introduction of a high metallic oxide may produce lustrous specks known as an oilspot glaze.1968, Thomas G. Supensky, Ceramic Art in the School Program, Worcester, Mass.: Davis Publications, →LCCN, page 84. From the entry oilspot
  • Shaggytuft, a high pile shaggy surfaced cotton rug with a lustrous sheen which is laundered and pre-shrunk.1938, Rug Profits, volume 28. From the entry shaggytuft
  • Gerty's were of the bluest Irish blue, set off by lustrous lashes and dark expressive brows.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 13]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC. From the entry blue
  • He went on to compliment that her hair was lustrous.2013, Billy-John, Cougar Shame. From the entry cherriest
  • Surface longitudinal breakly furrowed, slight lustrous, orange-brown.2007, Vít Bojňanský, Agáta Fargašová, Atlas of Seeds and Fruits of Central and East-European Flora. From the entry breakly
  • Choose from our selection of classic handcrafted Mother’s Rings set with lustrous stones to mark the birthmonth of each child.1993 November 26, Smith & Neil Jewelers, “Mother’s Rings® Are Made For… Memories”, in Paul R. Lopes, editor, The Wanderer, volume 2…. From the entry birthmonth
  • Their stockings were of lustrous silk, their slippers costly and unnatural, their lips carmined and their eyebrows penciled.1932, Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt, page 441. From the entry carmined
  • He affixed to his breast the octoradiant star, so much larger and more lustrous than any actual star in heaven.1911, Max Beerbohm, Zuleika Dobson. From the entry octoradiant
  • However, the mesoscutum in the new species is entirely microtrichose but with three lustrous stripes below lines of setae in Rhamphomyia sp.2015 July 27, Miroslav Barták, Štěpán Kubík, “Palaearctic species of Rhamphomyia (Pararhamphomyia) anfractuosa group (Diptera…. From the entry microtrichose

Meaning of lustrous

  1. adjective Having a glow or lustre.
  2. adjective As if shining with a brilliant light; radiant.

Full definition of lustrous

Questions about lustrous in a sentence

How do you use lustrous in a sentence?
Lustrous is used as an adjective. For example: “It was a hot noon in July; and his face, lustrous with perspiration, beamed with barbaric good humor.”
What is a short sentence with lustrous?
“Surface longitudinal breakly furrowed, slight lustrous, orange-brown.”
What does lustrous mean?
Lustrous means having a glow or lustre.

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