sheen

Example Sentences

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The aesthetic favors deliberate roughness and mistakes over a sterile, polished sheen.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

It comes across like a lower-fi version of such early punk groups as Suicide and Television with a digital sheen that suggests ’80s Tangerine Dream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 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

Jesper could see a sheen of sweat on his brow.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo