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Examples of shining in a Sentence
Her latest movie is a shining example of what a film can be.
the shining moon formed a nice backdrop for our outdoor concert
Recent Examples of shining from the Web
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The music video is vaguely reminiscent of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis given the shining silver aesthetic and Art Deco architecture.
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Villanova had the biggest shining moment, defeating Michigan in the national championship game on Monday night.
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The outcome of Super Bowl LII is a shining moment for Philadelphia, and for me as an Eagles fan.
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Skeptics among us will look stoically at the floor, thinking not of championship basketball but of one shining moment that took place 15 years ago.
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In all three men, there is Trump’s steadfast belief that the USA is exceptional, a literal gift from God and a shining beacon to the world.
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Ref’s shining moment – 2017 NCAA championship, North Carolina vs. Gonzaga In one of the most dominant performances in NCAA championship history, three whistle-happy refs took over the 2017 title game like a modern-day version of Bird and Magic.
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Georgia State had a shining moment a couple of years ago in upsetting Baylor.
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Days later, someone spotted him nearby shining shoes, according to the Daily Saba.
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First Known Use of shining
before 12th century
shining Synonyms
Synonyms
beaming, bedazzling, bright, brilliant, candescent, clear, dazzling, effulgent, fulgent, glowing, incandescent, lambent, lucent, lucid, luminous, lustrous, radiant, refulgent, sheeny, shiny, splendid;
Antonyms
dim, dull, lackluster, unbright, unbrilliant;
Near Antonyms
blackened, dark, darkened, darkish, darkling, darksome, dimmed, dusky, gloomy, lightless, murky, obscure, obscured, pitch-black, pitch-dark, somber (or sombre), sunless, tenebrous, unlit;
cloudy, shadowlike, shadowy, shady;
Related Words
ablaze, ardent, blazing, burning, combusting, fiery, flaming, red-hot;
agleam, aglitter, blinding, coruscant, flaring, flashing, flickering, glancing, glaring, gleaming, glimmering, glinting, glistening, glistering, glittering, scintillant, scintillating, shimmering, shimmery, sparkling, sunny, twinkling, winking;
SHINING Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of shining for English Language Learners
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: producing or reflecting a bright, steady light
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: excellent or perfect
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