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
Examples of shiny in a Sentence
we could see our reflections in the shiny surface of the marble walls
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The retail price for a standard pack of Pokémon cards is usually around $5 for 10 cards — though, much like hunting for shiny Pokémon, successfully purchasing a new pack may require some luck, strategy and patience as the cards have exploded in value in recent years.
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The Air Jordan 11’s traditional patent leather mudguard is replaced with shiny gray gradient leather, which is presumably a nod to the satin material found on souvenir jackets, while the pre-yellowed outsole features another reference notating Michael Jordan’s championship wins.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
The 18-year-old Cedar Lake woman wore a beaming smile that rivaled the shiny sequins on her plum party dress.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
And cleanliness won’t matter if your car’s shiny paint becomes dull from swirl marks left behind from cleaning the wrong way.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
The Air Jordan 11’s traditional patent leather mudguard is replaced with shiny gray gradient leather, which is presumably a nod to the satin material found on souvenir jackets, while the pre-yellowed outsole features another reference notating Michael Jordan’s championship wins.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
The 18-year-old Cedar Lake woman wore a beaming smile that rivaled the shiny sequins on her plum party dress.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
And cleanliness won’t matter if your car’s shiny paint becomes dull from swirl marks left behind from cleaning the wrong way.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
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 20 Feb. 2026.
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