Sentences with phrase «gleam of»

Sumptuous velvet, the gleam of brass and delicate artworks lend a theatrical air to this small yet beautifully crafted space.

Bring it all together with the gleam of glass and silver, and scarlet - berried greenery.

Defrocked free - loaders look all the same... they all have that gleam of envious avarice in their eyes; no amount of clothing or smooth talk or feigned indignation about how they are being treated by those who have created and worked for and paid for their place in the pecking order can conceal their protestations against a lack of «wants».

The gleam of highly - polished car paint was intense thanks to the HDR10 information coming from the Ultra HD Blu - ray disc we watched, while the flames engulfing exploding vehicles bordered on blinding, with rich and scorching hues of orange and red.

By shopping from the comfort of your couch or desk, you're in a better position to adhere to the rest of our tips, as you'll be away from the gleam of all the other stuff on the shelves and free from the subconscious pressure to shop and not leave empty handed.

Is there any gleam of light to brighten this depressing picture?

Good editing will leave no trace of its presence, just prose that flows naturally, occasionally flashing a gleam of elegance along the way.

The exhibition features eight artists whose works are composed of or inspired by the glimmer and gleam of metal or metallic materials.

The colored gems, the shiny gold, the gleam of diamonds, the glow on the pearls are meant to be eye traps.

The abstractions have just enough yellow and white to lend them the back - lit gleam of stained glass.

History, and with it a dulling of the gleam of light and saturated color that some of these newer works project, also played an important, if not overstated role at PPLA.

The gleam of nostalgia in people's eyes were finally there in this video, and it was the first time I actually saw, in my opinion, genuine passion for the game.

You're given a generic set of melee attacks that can be ended at certain points with a button switch that executes an area - clearing critical strike indicated by a gleam of light emanating from Caim's weapon.

A gleam of hope came from Sonic Unleashed in 2008.

Situated in one of the most scenic positions in Port Douglas overlooking the shining gleam of white boats and yachts bobbing in the Marina, this is the only microbrewery in Far North Queensland and judging by its popularity — might not be the last!

From the gleam of the golden Shwedagon Pagoda to the temples of Bagan and its colorful markets laid in artistic precision, Myanmar offers a glimpse of a bygone era.

That's because for a wide swath of boomers, the financial crisis has left them without adequate assets and savings to survive for long without a paycheck — tarnishing the gleam of their golden years.

It is easy to criticize now, but in those days the capital of all the Spains was a place where a man had to fight for his life on a street corner lighted by the gleam of two blades.

Her parents, looking in on her and seeing her with her cheek pressed against the floor, thought that she had fallen asleep, and her father tiptoed into the room to lift her into bed, only to be disconcerted by the gleam of her wide - open eyes over the top of her arm.

You rode out into the dark outrage of others, saw human loss shaped towards political ends, and though you hoped for the occasional gleam of uncontaminated compassion it seemed that the world was dimming.

But look beyond just the gleam of War Horse, and you'll find a beautiful and structured poem of a film that rhymes its characters and storylines, while telling its story exactly in the way one would expect Spielberg to do so.

Despite the occasional gleam of wit, very little is to be taken seriously — not the story, not the acting and certainly not the history.

Like a shot of an antique shop raided by the royal court and Chris Van Allsburg, it blends opulent production design with near - absurdist block font, which serves to communicate the clout of the story, its endurance in modern times, a diva sensibility, and even the wintry Russia setting, reflected in the gleam of those imposing, towering letters.

This is no Disney fable and the apocalyptic vision isn't for everyone, but science - fiction fans and adventurous filmgoers will find this ingenious explosion of retro - cyberpunk a compelling dystopian vision with a gleam of hope.

Do you have an idea if you are talking to a real entity or someone hiding behind the gleam of their fake persona and photos?

Bright orange agate beads accentuate the alluring gleam of cultured

Glowing with the refined gleam of gold - tone metal, these nautically - chic earrings are crafted in simple studs with a standout anchor design.

Love all your Fall touches and the gleam of gold looks great in your spaces.

So, glitz and glam in various marriage functions with the gleam of your statement earrings!

With anything velvet being a must have this coming Fall, the bag shown above fits in perfectly with a wonderful gleam of opulence.

Secondly, that first gleam of cellulite is every girl's naked nightmare, but being a positive person, I know I can make this nightmare end with a few potent home remedies for cellulite!

Don't let the gleam of a shiny new object blind you to the strengths of other candidates.

As Rogers put it, «I saw him get a gleam of confidence in his eye after he survived the 10th.

With a confident nod, usually, and a gleam of conviction in their eye, the customer would sit a little straighter in their chair and declare: «I think I'll try that, then.»

Like most of the upstart league's gestures, the gift combined a gleam of original thinking with a desperate attempt to wrest attention from the NBA.

Our participation in the Mass is chiefly in our hearts, but must touch all our senses, so that we are allowed to pray with our voices, to respond aloud to the priest's «The Lord be with you», to join in when invited to pray «the prayer our Saviour gave us», to sing, to be able to see and hear, to be aware of the scent of the incense and the flickering of the candles and the gleam of the chalice.

That was in the early»70s, when with long hair, bobbles, bangles and beads and a gleam of communitarian utopianism in my eyes, I finally found my way into the fourth century treatise by Nemesius, peri phuseos anthropon («On the Nature of the Human»), where it at length dawned on me that ancient wisdom could be the basis for a deeper critique of modern narcissistic individualism than I had yet seen.

The moon stood still in its exalted place, at the light of your arrows speeding by, at the gleam of your flashing spear.

Let us look at things more closely to see whether, even in those troubled regions of the heart, there may not be gleams of light heralding the planetization of Mankind.

The situation was aptly described by William James when he wrote: «It is part of the deeper mystery and tragedy of life that whiffs and gleams of something that we immediately recognize as excellent should be vouchsafed to so many of us only in the fleeting earlier phases of what in its totality is so degrading a poison.»

Behold, the heavens grow black with clouds; the sun has veiled himself; the moon, pale and forsaken, hangs in the middle air; the hail descends; the seven thunders utter loud their voices; the lightnings send their vivid gleams of sulphurous flames abroad; and the great city of the nations falls to rise no more forever and forever!

I will hold fast some gleams of knowledge bright.

It reveals courage and nobility, but also agony and insufficiency: darkness from which a spiritual salvation (if there were one) might deliver us, and some scattered gleams of the glory into which it might, in delivering, translate us.

The stillness of the night, the surrounding darkness, and the gleams of that large and brightly burning bed of coals in the overhanging tree - tops, gave to the whole scene a weird character which awoke all the enthusiasm of their untutored natures.

The carriage was piled with luggage and tied bundles, and as she stood some silver fell to the ground, knives and forks and a silver candelabra, catching in the clatter the few gleams of light from the torch that Roscoe held.

We will be out at the river's edge at night, scanning the shores with headlamps and flashlights to catch the red gleams of reflection from caiman eyes.

In this space a subtle run of mirrored tiles and the use of chrome accessories add gleams of glamour.

Not exact matches

All that made it hard for them to relate to the inspirational video about Huajian circulated by mobile phone with its sweeping shots of a gleaming factory and a soundtrack that repeats in operatic Mandarin: «Huajian has come, Huajian has come... holding the torch of hope.»

She moved the New York team into the Flatiron district office, gleaming new and full of fun décor and high - tech gear to ease communications with Russia.

The Royal Monceau suite boasts custom Philippe Starck furniture, an acoustic guitar, and a curated selection of art, while its 320 - square - foot salle de bain is a work of art in itself — all gleaming silver, an abundance of mirrors, and a healthy dose of natural light that keeps it bright and futuristic - feeling.