sheen
Example Sentences
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While the richly orchestrated productions evoke the mid-1970s, tracks like “Sauna” have a lightly synthetic sheen redolent of the early ’80s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Apart from non-native speakers, there may be other subgroups of writers whose prose has the focus-grouped sheen of ChatGPT output.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
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
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
Mariama finished her customer’s hair, sprayed it with sheen, and, after the customer left, she said, “I’m going to get Chinese.”
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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