shinny

Example Sentences

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For the climbing task, the winning design evolved two arms and two legs that help it shinny up a shaft like an ape.

From Scientific American • Dec. 10, 2021

It’s not easy to practice in summer skates that are more like shinny than postseason hockey, but McDavid has taken it upon himself to try.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2021

The local tennis courts at Wedgewood Park were flooded for wintertime hockey, becoming a key site for shinny, or street hockey, that the Hugheses called O.D.R. for “outdoor rink.”

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2019

Celestial shinny games just got a lot more rugged.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2019

In my mind I would shinny up one of those columns and then work my way from rafter to rafter, figuring out how to make my next move, seeing how far I could get.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz