sheen

Example Sentences

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Baseball’s rules were standardized by middle-class Manhattan professionals who “squeezed all the wildness of the folk game into their polished diamond,” giving it a sheen of gentility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

With its Miyazaki-inflected aesthetic rooted in hand-stylized humans and a juxtaposition of natural-world splendor with the sheen of artificial enhancements, “Arco” is a sweet yet slight sci-fi vision, an “E.T.” riff with a European sensibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

And they may be losing some of their sheen.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

On some counts, Wilson isn’t wrong: Lululemon’s U.S. sales are declining as the athleisure “it” label loses its sheen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

A sheen of sweat had formed along her hairline, and her breaths were growing shallow, raspy.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray