- present tense form of shine (3rd person singular).
shines
Example Sentences
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The Sun always shines in space and can’t be blocked by clouds.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026
However, it also raises troubling questions for the booming high-altitude tourism industry, and shines a spotlight on the deadly risks Sherpas who work on Mount Everest face.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
North Korea now shines roughly three times as bright at night as it did five years ago, according to another report.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s bathed in sunlight that only occasionally shines on an ephemeral memory, revealing that the recollection is laced with as much honest love as regret.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
Half of it shines and rolls on up to the sky like a sail and there’s a chimney that curves up and out, folding down to a point, smoke coughing from its end.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
