How to Use luminous in a Sentence

luminous

adjective
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  • I saw the cat's luminous eyes in my car's headlights.
  • The room was luminous with sunlight.
  • One splash on the wrist and the luminous fragrance lasts all day long.
    — Vogue, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The sun is about a thousand times more luminous than this star.
    — Fox News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Sure, it could be used on its own to give skin a luminous sheen.
    — Devon Abelman, Allure, 12 June 2019
  • The beef bacon leaves you with a rich smoke, and the pickled jalapeños are luminous.
    — Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 27 Feb. 2020
  • All black with luminous green eyes, Leeloo has been with the ship for a year and a half.
    — Bethany Ao, Philly.com, 25 May 2018
  • The missing star is a strange type of star called a luminous blue variable.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 6 July 2020
  • Deneb is one of the most luminous stars in our entire galaxy.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 July 2023
  • His gentle soul shines through his luminous pie plate of a face.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 July 2017
  • Their large, luminous eyes are one of the finest features of felines.
    — Star Tribune, 21 May 2021
  • Wolf-Rayet stars are some of the most luminous and massive stars in the universe.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The dial is luminous and the marching line is adjustable.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 11 May 2021
  • But for the shoppers who love the glazed donut look, your perfect match comes in the form of this luminous setting spray.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Luminous skin is just the beginning of the long list of benefits.
    — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 5 May 2017
  • Making the film even more luminous is its megawatt talent.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2019
  • Jupiter and Venus are by far two of the most luminous planets in Earth’s sky.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 Apr. 2022
  • On each side near the gills, the sharks have two small pockets that produce luminous fluid.
    — Ricky Pinela, orlandosentinel.com, 19 July 2019
  • Follow that up wtith a night hike to watch for these luminous insects.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 9 July 2021
  • All three displays and the watch hands are crafted from a more luminous rose gold that pops against the dial’s dark hue.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Throughout, the village and the land and sea around it loom large, captured in luminous detail.
    — Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Dec. 2020
  • Twelve minutes leaves my face luminous and much firmer.
    — Glamour Beauty Editors, Glamour, 2 Aug. 2018
  • And that’s what is so enthralling about the luminous work of both Clark and Cooley.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2022
  • This was luminous, but in a way that none of them had ever seen their entire lives on this planet.
    — Sean Lester Durham, The Root, 8 Apr. 2018
  • Its eight orbs feature etched glass shades that create a soft, luminous glow.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2020
  • The air, cramped and constrained by the pandemic, was again filled with luminous magic.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Start with a dewy sheen base using a luminous foundation or primer.
    — Sheilla Mamona, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Just people with luminous eyes looking right back at us.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2021
  • There are few playwrights who, decades after their death, still seem so present and luminous.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023
  • In order to put their best faces forward, celebrities must put in the work for a healthy, luminous finish.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2022

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