sheen
Example Sentences
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Anytime the film veers into computer-generated territory, it takes on a sheen of cheesy artifice.
From Los Angeles Times
Later, the counter began to crowd with flaky croissants, sticky pastry, brioches with amber sheen.
From Salon
Her skin was brown, with a rich sheen to it.
From Literature
And they may be losing some of their sheen.
From Salon
Ms. McCracken refuses to link process and outcome in fiction, so the whole endeavor retains its mysterious sheen.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
