catch a glint
Frequency: 6.02.5 per million words
to briefly see a flash of light
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Examples (10)
- Among the trees I caught a glint of blue.
- From the rooftop, we can catch a glint of the river at sunset.
- The security camera caught a glint off the thief’s watch.
- I barely caught a glint in her eyes before she looked away.
- As the fog lifted, sailors caught a glint of the lighthouse lens.
- If you angle the mirror, you’ll catch a glint of sunlight on the wall.
- Reporters caught a glint of metal beneath the tarp.
- He slows down, trying to catch a glint of the trail markers in the snow.
- A moment later, I caught a glint of chrome as the car crested the hill.
- Had I caught a glint of water between the rocks, or was it just wishful thinking?