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How to use sparkle in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Sparkle means a little spark; a scintillation. Example: “The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.”

Examples of sparkle by meaning

nounBrilliance; luster.

  • the sparkle of a diamond

nounLiveliness; vivacity.

  • the sparkle of his conversation over dinner

verbTo emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent particles.

  • The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.

verbTo shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle.

  • The stars sparkle in the sky.
  • The light of the sun, already far down the horizon, makes the rock wall sparkle for a moment like pure gold.1989 May, Uwe George, “Venezuela's Islands in Time”, in National Geographic, volume 175, number 5, page 535

More sentences with sparkle

  • Waiter: Would you like sparkling or flat? Guest: Flat, thank you.From the entry flat
  • The relucent lake glittered, sparkling playfully, with the hues of dusk.From the entry relucent
  • He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God.From the entry water
  • When I asked him about her, he sparkled up and answered floridly.From the entry sparkle up
  • She had a small nose between two sparkling blue eyes.From the entry nose
  • The dozen loose diamonds sparkled in the light.From the entry diamond
  • The unscrupulous landlord rebottled cheap sparkling wines as vintage champagne.From the entry rebottle
  • She sparkled up the kitchen to impress the visitors.From the entry sparkle up
  • When the weather is warm and calm, bioluminescent sea sparkle lights up the sea.2025, Colin Janssen, Jan Mees, The Unknown Sea. From the entry sea sparkle
  • Pastel colors, platform shoes, babydoll dresses, sparkles, and heart and kiss motifs.2024 September 21, Heath Owens, “What to Wear to Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short N' Sweet' Tour”, in Cosmopolitan. From the entry mood board
  • Other sparkling wines like cava, crémant and sparkling riesling would be delicious, too.2022 July 21, Eric Kim, “Welcome to Chicago, Hot Dog Town, U.S.A.”, in The New York Times. From the entry cava
  • A sparkling, warm romance that reminds us why the friends-to-lovers trope is superior!2022, Sarah Adams, praise blurb in Allison Ashley, Would You Rather, page 2. From the entry friends-to-lovers
  • A brief sparkle glistened in Jasmine's eyes as she remembered the sick little girl.2014, Kitty Margo, Lynna's Destiny, Isleworth: Buttercup Publishing, page 161. From the entry presh
  • When a breeze comes up and nags the surface, it sparkles like a gemstone.2013, Tina Egnoski, Perishables, →ISBN. From the entry nag
  • But the city government is in the process of transforming this no-man’s-land into a sparkling new suburb.2012, Tom Miller, “The Construction Orgy: Paving the Fields”, in China's Urban Billion: The Story Behind the Biggest Migration in Human…. From the entry smokestack
  • Above them, a Madonna piercing, most likely a real diamond—it certainly sparkled like one.2012 June 1, Bon Blossman, Fiona Frost: Order of the Black Moon, →ISBN. From the entry Madonna piercing
  • He knew a rhyme about Rio, its thieving cariocas who wore sparkling wedding dresses.2011, Robert Minhinnick, The Keys of Babylon, →ISBN. From the entry carioca
  • Ridgeview has trade-marked the word "merret" to describe its English sparkling wine.2011 December 25, Robert Booth, “English sparkling wine comes of age with French boost”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London…. From the entry trade-mark
  • But once the buzz changed from "gassy" to "sparkling," the biz hit the jackpot.2009, Leonard Sweet, chapter 9, in So Beautiful: Divine Design for Life and the Church, Colorado Springs, Colo.: David C. Cook, →ISBN…. From the entry gassy
  • Now even Coke wants to be known for not for selling "carbonated beverages," but "sparkling beverages."2009, Leonard Sweet, chapter 9, in So Beautiful: Divine Design for Life and the Church, Colorado Springs, Colo.: David C. Cook, →ISBN…. From the entry gassy
  • I know I'm working my bullocks off to make the workshops line-up sparkle and shine.2009 June 8, Matt Hall, “Re: Throwing higher, tiff bjc workshop”, in rec.juggling (Usenet). From the entry bullocks
  • Paige and the pirate swashed their buckles, the witch's eyes sparkling with pleasure.2007, Scott Ciencin, Constance M. Burge, High Spirits, page 57. From the entry swash someone's buckle
  • Her hair was webbed by thousands of tiny raindroplets, which sparkled dully in the electric light.2000, Blánaid McKinney, “The Gold of Tolosa”, in Big Mouth, London: Phoenix House, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, →ISBN, page 18. From the entry raindroplet
  • His uniform was undirtied by the dust of the roads, his boots sparkling; even his spurs glinted.1997, Richard Howard, Bonaparte’s Sons: An Alain Lausard Adventure, Canelo, published 2018, →ISBN. From the entry undirty
  • His green eyes sparkled with an exuberance that looked almost bairnlike.1991, Rebecca Sinclair, Wild Scottish Embrace, Kensington Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page 237. From the entry bairnlike
  • No jumps for joy, no uncorking of sparkling wines or emotions, no Tarzanish chest-pounding.1990 August 27, “Edberg Comfortable at the Top”, in New York Times, Late Edition (East Coast), page 1. From the entry Tarzanish
  • The young Machoman in summer makes a beautiful sighting — bare chested, hat sparkling in the sun.1984, Julia Runk Jones, Milo Trump, Livingston's Field Guide to North American Males. From the entry macho man
  • The dome of the heavens is overhead; its sparkling skies cover you with breathtaking brilliance.1981, National Air and Space Museum, The National Air and Space Museum, page 85. From the entry spacearium
  • Twinkle, sparkle and shine the holidays through in glamorwear fashioned from our gorgeous metallic brocades!1969 November 12, The Times, volume LXIV, number 125, Hammond, East Chicago, Ind.; Calumet City-Lansing, Ill., page 3A. From the entry glamorwear
  • Some excellent work of its kind, carved out of sparkling and solid granite.1962 October 27, Stuart Preston, “Art: A Mythical Voyage Into Cubism; Works of Campalans at Bodey Gallery”, in The New York Times, New…. From the entry reusage
  • He bowled Neesham, Henry and captain Mitchell Santner with perfect slower-ball yorkers to add sparkle to a superb team performance.2026 March 8, Matthew Henry, “Superb India crush New Zealand to defend T20 title”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2026. From the entry yorker
  • Both of us stick monastically to sparkling water.2026 April 18, John Thornhill, “Lunch with the FT: Dario Amodei”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd.…. From the entry monastically
  • All of the neuropathic pain was back in her hands, a continuous sparkling flare, like being pricked by glass splinters.2021, Arkady Martine, A Desolation Called Peace, Tor, page 343. From the entry neuropathic pain
  • To build a spritz worth drinking, direct your attention first to the sparkling wine, then the aperitif bottle.2019 May 9, Rebekah Peppler, “The Aperol Spritz Is Not a Good Drink”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry spritz
  • In the 3:2:1 formula, sparkling wine takes up the most real estate, and most spritzes are being topped with garbage bubbles.2019 May 9, Rebekah Peppler, “The Aperol Spritz Is Not a Good Drink”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry spritz

Meaning of sparkle

  1. noun A little spark; a scintillation.
  2. noun Brilliance; luster.
  3. noun Liveliness; vivacity.

Full definition of sparkle

Questions about sparkle in a sentence

How do you use sparkle in a sentence?
Sparkle is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The wood was sparkling in the bonfire.”
What is a short sentence with sparkle?
“the sparkle of a diamond”
What does sparkle mean?
Sparkle means a little spark; a scintillation.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sparkle (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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