sheen

Example Sentences

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When he opens it, the violin gleams with the sheen of a freshly split chestnut.

From Los Angeles Times

The track lacks grip in the dry, run as it is on normal roads with the sheen of millions of cars driving on them throughout the year.

From BBC

Mr. Century, a veteran investigative journalist, has drawn on those writings, as well as many other firsthand accounts, to give his narrative a rich, novelistic sheen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Executives in the Christian music industry believe that contemporary sheen has also helped the songs spread.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its writer Daniel Welsh said: "The glossy sheen of the show and its stacked cast might make you think it's verging on 'so bad it's good' territory, but it's really just a boring dud."

From BBC