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shining

[shahy-ning] / ˈʃaɪ nɪŋ /


ADJECTIVE
illustrious
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Antonyms


Example Sentences

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Sisters safe and shining, with grad-cap feathers flying, rock your beads and rock your vote.

From Literature

Indeed, the badger was a shining achievement of nature, and everything from his unchipped teeth to his large eyes gleamed with the knowledge of it.

From Literature

Cricket's laws do not allow players to alter the condition of the ball, other than when shining it.

From BBC

Chief executive Noel Mooney has overseen a move to eat into the FAW's reserves in a bid to make hay while the sun is shining.

From BBC

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