Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheens
Verb
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Like Beckham’s dress, the 100-percent silk dress softly gleams in the light.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025 -
Despite a couple of funky skips, the album is fueled by the hunger of an artist who really wants the pop life again, perking up electro-scuzz and arena rock with new wave that gleams like glitter.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
4 Dec. 2025
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No longer dangling high above audience members, one of the most famous chandeliers in theater history now shimmers just inches from audience members.—
Abraham Swee,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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The glass shatters with a spray that shimmers in the lantern light.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Uranus is high in the southern sky near the Pleiades star cluster, and vivid Jupiter glimmers up in the east.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
18 Feb. 2026
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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
Verb
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For a steak that glistens, brush on some vegetable glycerin.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Mar. 2026
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Keep it cute and simple with a purple manicure that glistens.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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Sharon Stone glows in a white pantsuit and sunglasses for the premiere of Magnolia's Normal in Los Angeles on April 15.—
Katie Hill,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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The matte does look quite stylish and helps accentuate the new colors — the old version only glows orange.—
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy,
The Verge,
15 Apr. 2026
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Soft breezes ripple through the sea grapes, and sunlight glints off the aquamarine shallows that surround Bahia Honda State Park.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
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Wade beams as his children describe their meal.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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Nicholas Hoult beams with his bleached hair and Prada button-up courtside at the Lakers versus Cleveland Cavaliers game in Los Angeles on March 31.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And that light from across the street that shines right into your bedroom window at night, keeping you from falling asleep?—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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While the interiors are peppered with tasteful art and textiles, its historic bones and outdoor areas are where this property really shines.—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Sheens.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheens. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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