Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheens
Verb
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The Airstream gleams absurdly against the ocherous land below.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025 -
Patches of unintelligibility are nothing new in Pynchon, but usually a coherent world view gleams upward from the murk.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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The evening fades into dawn as Fifth Avenue shimmers in the early light, while a guest strolls home to the faint echo of laughter.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Each glass shimmers with a bit of iridescence for a wintry look.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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The result is a film that glimmers with moments of wit and melancholy but never settles into coherence.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
31 Aug. 2025
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Where a cistern once hid beneath the floor to collect rainwater, an outdoor pool now glimmers.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Plus, the silk proteins penetrate the cuticles to soften and boost shine so hair becomes more manageable and glistens in the light.—
Mary Honkus,
Glamour,
29 Oct. 2025
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Next to a rocky limestone cliff, a small lake covered with lilies and algae glistens beside a crumbling 19th-century building that resembles an Ottoman bathhouse.—
Jennifer Walker,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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Dusted with snow and adorned with red berries and pine cones, each pre-lit tree glows with 130 warm white lights.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Nearby, Cherry Creek North’s Winter Wanderland glows with nearly a million lights, festive pop-up bars, and a holiday market featuring more than 40 local artisans.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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This estimates the bike's position and mass in real time, and beams that to the rider aids for more precise cornering ABS and wheelie control intervention so the bike can hold a tight line.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
8 Oct. 2025
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Someone who beams when an expert tastes her homemade apple butter and genuinely enjoys it.—
Erin Hill,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Searching for ‘proof’ when hanging by a wish until the sun shines again.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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The chocolate and vanilla are straightforward and inoffensive, but the Chocolate Banana and Cold Brew Coffee are where Koia really shines.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Sheens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheens. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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