sheen
Example Sentences
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But one valuable thing Morgan’s history does is scrub the sheen off of Anderson’s accomplishment.
From Los Angeles Times
The film honors maturity and all its weighty deliberations without putting a sheen of sentimentality on the condition.
"The sheen goes off the cloth and it can be a difficult session to play," he said.
From BBC
When he opens it, the violin gleams with the sheen of a freshly split chestnut.
From Los Angeles Times
The track lacks grip in the dry, run as it is on normal roads with the sheen of millions of cars driving on them throughout the year.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
