Definition of SHEENY

Examples of sheen in a Sentence

Noun Her hair has a sheen to it. polished the metal until it had an even sheen

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Snow shouldn't top 2 inches in those areas, and forecasters predict the weather will leave a thin sheen of ice in parts of the region. — Eliott C. Mclaughlin, CNN, "California and Upper Midwest to see snow and rain, while much of the country enjoys a toasty Christmas," 25 Dec. 2019 Food waste is a contributor, and so is traditional wrapping paper, the kind pocked with glitter or coated with plastic for that festive sheen, and therefore unfit for recycling. — Penelope Green, New York Times, "Is Tinsel Canceled?," 18 Dec. 2019 To create the herringbone pattern with a hint of sheen, Kwandaa printed an online image on glossy paper. — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, "This Mom Made a 'Fixer Upper' Dollhouse, and It's a Flippin' Masterpiece," 17 Mar. 2018 Slip-ups and scandals have dulled Mr Trudeau’s sheen. — The Economist, "Climate change dominates Canada’s election," 10 Oct. 2019 Meanwhile, crews equipped with about 70 boats and oil-absorbent boom are responding to oily debris and sheen along the shoreline and marshes. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Crews start removing fuel from overturned ship in Georgia," 27 Sep. 2019 Part of what attracted athletes was the allure and sheen of a new health product (not to mention a buzzy start-up). — Chris Ballard, SI.com, "Beyond Endorsing: How Veggie Burgers Became the NBA's New Gatorade," 24 Sep. 2019 This sardonic approach is not without risks, and the movie’s polished surface, to my eye, bears a sheen of smugness. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "Pastiche and Politics in “Knives Out”," 22 Nov. 2019 Once that sheen faded, however, my patience with the gameplay's fumbles dwindled quickly—a fact that wasn't helped when the visuals in later levels began to suffer from serious copy-and-paste syndrome. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Jedi: Fallen Order game review: More like, the Force goes back to sleep," 14 Nov. 2019

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“Sheen.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sheeny. Accessed 24 January 2020.

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