She knows, actually, that it's unusually awful but a little glimmer of optimism flares occasionally.

All else in this mixed media monoprint, aside from a little glimmer of light through the distant trees, is cold and lifeless.

He had a little glimmer in his eye.

Sometimes there are little glimmers of intelligence, things that the ship does to itself without asking anyone.

Gloha got a glancing little glimmer of a notion.

Her friendly smile did not fade, and she saw him return it with a warm little glimmer at the back of his eyes.

The little glimmer of color on the driveway, at the other side, told her no more.

In the great hall there was only a little glimmer of light from the banked fire.

A little glimmer of something bordering on panic chased itself through the old man's eyes.

In these conditions, any little glimmer of originality goes a long way.