shining

Example Sentences

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The experiments revealed that shining light on the crystals causes their internal lattice to shift quickly.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

And, as much as I hate to unwittingly side with network executives, a new iteration that featured Gellar as anything other than its shining star wouldn’t have the dynamism of the original series.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

“He was like a knight in shining armor,” says Megan Snyders, 33, a British children’s book illustrator who watched Manguillier search for her friend Olivia Tysoe’s engagement ring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

This is how I turn chatbot-generated personal statements into shining portraits of undeserving applicants, for a price.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Then there was a wild whinnying cry, and a huge green horse covered in shining scales thundered straight toward him.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell