sheens

present tense third-person singular of sheen

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for sheens
Verb
  • 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
  • Nothing gleams as beautifully as a white kitchen.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The lasers converge and somehow create what looks like a circular portal to another planet which shimmers and spins.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • This technique often is used with fencing to create a visual barrier and to startle geese when the tape shimmers in the breeze.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The result is a film that glimmers with moments of wit and melancholy but never settles into coherence.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Where a cistern once hid beneath the floor to collect rainwater, an outdoor pool now glimmers.
    Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Sitting at its closest point to Earth, Luna swells a little larger and glows a little louder, reminding us who the real main character is.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Despite its nocturnal state, the alien sphere still glows with auroras brighter than the Earth’s northern lights.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Someone who beams when an expert tastes her homemade apple butter and genuinely enjoys it.
    Erin Hill, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Created by Mae Martin, Wayward shines a light on the troubled teen industry through Vermont’s fictional Tall Pines Academy.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Home to family-favorite amusement parks for kids like Story Land and Santa’s Village, this year-round vacation destination especially shines during the autumn months.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
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