shinier; shiniest
1
: having a smooth glossy surface
shiny new shoes
2
a
: bright with the rays of the sun : sunshiny
b
: filled with light
3
: rubbed or worn smooth
4
: lustrous with natural secretions
a shiny nose
shininess
noun
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Examples of shiny in a Sentence
we could see our reflections in the shiny surface of the marble walls
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By Todd Woody | Bloomberg In an industrial corner of Oakland, wedged between a 10-lane freeway and a freight terminal, sits California’s newest source of renewable energy: a squadron of shiny yellow electric school buses.
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
Skeptics will wonder if raising political awareness is best achieved in shiny, zingy art.
—Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
Skeptics will wonder if raising political awareness is best achieved in shiny, zingy art.
—Nancy Princenthal, New York Times, 16 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for shiny
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“Shiny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shiny. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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