shiner
Example Sentences
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“Yep. Boy. Noses gush, don’t they? Looks like your glasses didn’t do you any favors, either. You have a cut there from that nose pad thing. May get a decent shiner out of it too.”
From Literature
Dimon’s decision ends months of speculation by everyone from bankers and real-estate brokers to shoe shiners about the U.S. bank’s next move.
“We call them shiners,” she added, because they catch the eye.
From Seattle Times
Most of them were small species, such as minnows and shiners, but thousands of larger fish, including catfish and carp, also perished.
From New York Times
Anthony Davis has a shiner, and things just got heavier.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
