shining

Example Sentences

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He did a more-than-competent job—he was Rossini after all—but the result always reminds me of shining a halogen light into a place of hallowed dim.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

There’s far more to the story than Spikevax, though Covid revenue was undeniably the shining star of the latest earnings report.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Netflix Is a Joke returns to L.A. this week, shining a worldwide spotlight on stand-up comedy in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

In his own remarks, the monarch said it was a sign of "our shared history and shining future", joking, "if you ever need to get hold of us….just give us a ring".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Then the dull gray lightened and shimmered, and before my very eyes it transformed into a thick, shining thread, stretched tight over the wheel.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff