shining example

But right alongside that shining example, there’s also the toxic boss, the two-timing supervisor, and the ladder-climbing co-worker.

He’s a shining example of the kind of student-athlete the new St. Bernard wants to attract.

Later, when Trump’s extramarital affairs and crude sexual remarks made clear that he was not exactly a shining example of Christian morality, they needed a different tack.

“Even Tesla, the brand long seen as a shining example of how every automaker should approach personal transportation, now looks very much like a traditional automaker, with shrinking market share, stalled sales, falling profits, and massive layoffs.”

The alleged villains in the trial are former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch, who once was lionized as shining example of British ingenuity, and Stephen Chamberlain, Autonomy’s former vice president of finance.