LUSTER in a Sentence

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For LUSTER, below is one of 9 sentences:
As he moved about the small rooms she realized that he had had his new tan shoes polished to a brassy luster.

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 Meanings and Examples of LUSTER
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luster
 n.  shine, polish or sparkle; soft reflected light
Classic Sentence:
1  As he moved about the small rooms she realized that he had had his new tan shoes polished to a brassy luster.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
2  The luster faded from their eyes.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
3  The hospitable Americans had invited every acquaintance they had in Nice, and having no prejudice against titles, secured a few to add luster to their Christmas ball.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
4  The moon had lost all of its luster, and was like a white cloud in the sky.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 6: Chapter 12
5  The luster of inquiring glance faded swiftly into vacant glassiness.
Heart of Darkness By Joseph Conrad
Context  Highlight   In II
6  At the same time the fever, which for an instant abandoned her, returned to give luster to her eyes, color to her cheeks, and vermillion to her lips.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 36 DREAM OF VENGEANCE
7  Inside the church both lusters were already lighted, and all the candles before the holy pictures.
Anna Karenina 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 5: Chapter 3
Example Sentence:
1  The soft luster of the silk in the dim light was pleasing.
2  A good name keeps its luster in the dark.