How to Use shiny in a Sentence

shiny

adjective
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  • The world will see the city’s shiny façade beamed through their TVs.
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 24 July 2024
  • The plan is to clean them and give them a shiny new coat of paint.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
  • There was the first lady in a blue coat and shiny brown knee-high boots.
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • What’s notable is that the shiny rate on the Pokemon seemed high.
    — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024
  • It’s made from faux leather, which has the same shiny look without the hefty price tag.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The shiny piece features thick straps and a sharp scoop neckline.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Most anglers are using live shrimp and shiny lures to catch the fish.
    — Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The attachment was a picture of two shiny bullets in the palm of a hand.
    — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2023
  • No… [laughs] That’s a song full of shadows but dressed up to seem shiny – a bit like me.
    — Billboard Italy, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Gone are the days of shiny new tech and the latest designer pieces.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 June 2024
  • Hilton asks as Phoenix coos and hits the shiny object against his walker.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • This spray makes hair feel soft, shiny, and bouncy when used with heat.
    — Rebecca Norris, Peoplemag, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Near a farmhouse, a shiny steel tanker was parked by a mango tree.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
  • And surfaces so shiny, the crew’s reflection could often be seen in shots of the truck.
    — Gabe Cohn, New York Times, 31 May 2024
  • The trophy and wrench get their shiny silver coat from aluminum foil.
    — Deborah Way, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Vanadis’s eyes look like two giant, shiny red balloons that have been strapped to a thin worm’s body.
    — Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Three months into the season, Miller isn’t a shiny rotation depth piece for the Dodgers.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2023
  • The bag comes in six colors, some of which have matte and shiny finishes.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Appearing to be in great spirits, Sofia then jumps around the room in a shiny leather jacket and a pair of chunky loafers.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The Ouai’s famous hair oil keeps even the most unmanageable hair slick and shiny.
    — Anna Tingley, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The studs have cute confetti beading through Minnie’s face and ears and a shiny gold bow.
    — Valerie Marino, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2023
  • If your smile is shiny enough, maybe no one will notice that up close all of your teeth are broken.
    — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024
  • My hair is healthier and shinier, and my nails are less brittle.
    — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Long-term, gold has been worth its weight in, well, gold, with the price of an ounce of the shiny metal surging about seven-fold since 2000.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 15 May 2024
  • But there’s one constant in the past 12 years: each one is covered in shiny black feathers, sharp black beaks and dark eyes.
    — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • Salma Hayek wore a crimson Gucci dress on the first Monday in May, the bodice made of a shiny cherry latex.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023
  • At the top of our feed, supermodel Anok Yai rocked a shiny bob cut and bangs that were slicked down to her forehead.
    — India Espy-Jones, Essence, 23 Oct. 2023
  • But now, Gen Zers are clamoring to get their hands on that shiny gold plastic.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 June 2024
  • It’s all served in a sleek new building with tall windows, shiny white tile, and lots of black and orange accents.
    — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The packaging is also noteworthy as the items all come in shiny gold cases that seemingly resemble a honeycomb.
    — Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 31 July 2024

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