shone

Example Sentences

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Nearly two years after the Hollywood Arby’s closed, its cowboy hat shone again this weekend at the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

It makes them feel special, like Lady Luck has shone her light on them.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

As a novice motorman he was once confused by the glaring beams; “red lights shone in front of me like the rifle barrels of an approaching platoon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But the Aston Villa player, who has shone as a number 10 during qualifying, will probably not be playing in that position when England kick off their World Cup campaign against Croatia on June 17.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Hadel sat in a dim corner spinning, but her wool glowed as it wrapped on the bobbin so it shone through the darkness.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff