shiner

Example Sentences

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Gay had previously told several different stories about how she got the shiner, but had maintained until recently that she didn’t fully recall the events that led to her injury.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

With a welt near his ear and a shiner under one eye, umpire Junior Valentine worked the plate right on schedule.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2021

For decades, white and black Tulsans refused to talk about the events of May 31, 1921, when a black man who worked as a shoe shiner was accused of assaulting a white woman.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2020

Now, the question of whether CLT and similar techniques can truly help to revitalize Oregon’s wood-products industry may hinge on whether Peavy can shake off that shiner.

From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2018

That why he worked so many odd jobs—shoe shiner during the day, busboy at one of the local bars at night, and even a janitor at Mount Carmel.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson