shine through

phrasal verb

shone through or shined through; shining through; shines through

: to be seen, expressed, or shown clearly

Once she relaxed, her talent really began to shine through.

Examples of shine through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Mission League’s quality shines through the Open Division semifinals, with three of four remaining teams from the conference facing off next week. —Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026

White picket fences call for a delicate touch, allowing the visual appeal of the fence itself to shine through the planting, while chain-link fences typically warrant heavy coverage. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026

The uptick in activity has caused some of the mosque’s neighbors on Farley Road to complain about automobile noise, headlights shining through their windows and traffic. —Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026

Yet from her first novel, The Bluest Eye, on, her own experimental approach and deep knowledge of global black culture shines through. —Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026

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