shiner
Example Sentences
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Gay had previously told several different stories about how she got the shiner, but had maintained until recently that she didn’t fully recall the events that led to her injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Her Moschino shiner had wings at the shoulders.
From Washington Times ● May 3, 2022
The massacre was sparked by the arrest of Dick Rowland, 19, a Black shoe shiner who was accused of assault against Sarah Page, 17, a white elevator operator.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2021
The best we can tell, a 19-year-old African American shoe shiner named Dick Rowland tripped as he entered the elevator in the Drexel Building.
From Washington Post ● May 28, 2021
“Yep. Boy. Noses gush, don’t they? Looks like your glasses didn’t do you any favors, either. You have a cut there from that nose pad thing. May get a decent shiner out of it too.”
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
