sheen

Example Sentences

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Perth and Kinross Council said there had been no reports of any sightings of fuel sheen in the River Tay or Loch Tay since Saturday afternoon.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Later, the counter began to crowd with flaky croissants, sticky pastry, brioches with amber sheen.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

But one valuable thing Morgan’s history does is scrub the sheen off of Anderson’s accomplishment.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

The film honors maturity and all its weighty deliberations without putting a sheen of sentimentality on the condition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

She avoided the sun and used creams in elegant bottles, so that her complexion, already naturally light, became lighter, brighter, and took on a sheen.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie