sheen
Example Sentences
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An oil sheen was visible Saturday near the Pacific Coast Highway bridge over the river, the city said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
While the richly orchestrated productions evoke the mid-1970s, tracks like “Sauna” have a lightly synthetic sheen redolent of the early ’80s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
Apart from non-native speakers, there may be other subgroups of writers whose prose has the focus-grouped sheen of ChatGPT output.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Perth and Kinross Council said there had been no reports of any sightings of fuel sheen in the River Tay or Loch Tay since Saturday afternoon.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
The twinkle in my grandpa’s eyes now glimmers with the extra sheen of tears.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
Vocabulary lists containing sheen
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