shiner

Example Sentences

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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

“The truth is that here as the poor people that we are, we don’t understand that,” José Lopez, 81, a shoe shiner in San Salvador, said before the national Bitcoin adoption.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021

Crappie are picking up on mostly on jigs or live shiner.

From Washington Times • Oct. 9, 2019

Lucroy has a small shiner under his right eye, his nose is slightly swollen and disjointed, “but I’m doing pretty good, considering,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2019

“That’s quite a shiner you’ve got there,” he said lightly.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx