sheen

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With its Miyazaki-inflected aesthetic rooted in hand-stylized humans and a juxtaposition of natural-world splendor with the sheen of artificial enhancements, “Arco” is a sweet yet slight sci-fi vision, an “E.T.” riff with a European sensibility.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

And they may be losing some of their sheen.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

Ms. McCracken refuses to link process and outcome in fiction, so the whole endeavor retains its mysterious sheen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The film honors maturity and all its weighty deliberations without putting a sheen of sentimentality on the condition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

The tips of her fingers shimmered with a silver sheen.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell