not shiny
Example Sentences
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She kept her eyes on the prize — not shiny awards, though with 16 Emmy nominations, including for limited series, “When They See Us” has a chance to earn a few of those.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2019
Other elements are not shiny, malleable, or ductile, and are poor conductors of heat and electricity.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
This large if unglamorous part of the tech industry — revolving around accounting and human resources software, not shiny smartphones — may be an unlikely rumbling turf.
From New York Times • May 27, 2013
It's not shiny, it's not glow in the dark; it actually gives off its own light.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ugly ones, too, not shiny or sparkly or colorful.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
