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How to use shining in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun

Shining means emitting light. Example: “The moon as well as the stars was shining down on them.”

Examples of shining by meaning

adjectiveEmitting light.

  • 'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC, page 1

adjectiveHaving a high polish or sheen.

  • His beard was flowinger and redder, and the part in the back of his head shininger than ever.1910 February, Kate Langley Bosher, “A Real Wedding”, in Mary Cary: “Frequently Martha”, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers...
  • At the end of it was such a shining needle that it dazzled her eyes so that she couldn’t see how she did the sewing up with it.1913, Greville MacDonald, “The Twins Write a Letter and Get New Shoes”, in Jack & Jill: A Fairy Story, London: J[oseph] M[alaby] Dent &...

adjectiveHaving exceptional merit.

  • a shining example

More sentences with shining

  • The moon as well as the stars was shining down on them.From the entry as well as
  • She undrew the curtain to reveal the shining rays of the sun.From the entry undraw
  • Judge Gilligan has been held up as a shining example of judicial restraint.From the entry hold up as
  • It's a lovely day and the sun is shining.From the entry lovely
  • Shining a light in the dark corners of the mind. I took a trip out to his corner of town.From the entry corner
  • We must work this out on our own and not wait for a knight in shining armor, who may never come.From the entry knight in shining armor
  • The sun was shining brightly, making me squint.From the entry brightly
  • Let's hope luck is shining down on me today!From the entry shine down on
  • They keep asking, but she keeps shining them off.From the entry shine off
  • (He's probably shining a torch through his veins and drinking Domestos.2021 January 5, Lenny Henry, Marcus Ryder, Access All Areas: The Diversity Manifesto for TV and Beyond, Faber & Faber, →ISBN. From the entry Domestos
  • A Pennsylvania man was charged with jacklighting, allegedly shining his truck headlights onto a police deer decoy.2019 December 12, Maryland Department of Natural Resources press…. From the entry jacklighting
  • Through the windows he could see the floodlights on the field, shining on the runways.2016 March, Joseph Kanon, Leaving Berlin: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Washington Square Press, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 313. From the entry runway
  • "Fine, so I'm no knight in shining armor," the host continued as she reached for the dial.2014, Rene Gutteridge, Old Fashioned, page 42. From the entry knight in shining armor
  • Could that listless-haired, torn-jeansed, slouching castaway among those shining angel-girls really be me?2014, Anneli Rufus, “Introduction”, in Unworthy: How to Stop Hating Yourself, Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, page 10. From the entry jeansed
  • Arsenal were shining bright in a match that had begun with hailstones smashing down in the stadium.2011 February 12, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 2 - 0 Wolverhampton”, in BBC. From the entry smash down
  • The hearthstead was dark, only a faint glimmer of light shining through the open main doors.2006, Ree Soesbee, The Crystal Chalice, page 44. From the entry hearthstead
  • The shining sun in the sky did not cool off the situation either.2006, Albert Azaduhie Haroutounian, chapter 39, in The Clock Doc: An Essence of Time Mended Properly!, iUniverse, Inc., →ISBN. From the entry adrenalined
  • It was Kelly, radiant and shining, her mane was whipping with her speed.2005, Charles R. Saint, The A.A.H.. From the entry wrap one's head around
  • Indeed, Lisa Milne had put away her shining soprano for the night. . . .2004 October 21, Edward Seckerson, “Lisa Milne Sings, Jacques Brel, Wigmore Hall, London”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 12 Jul 2015. From the entry butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth
  • You are a shining light, and you light up my life.2001, Ash, Shining Light. From the entry light up
  • With the sun shining directly down on them, they looked almost black.1998, Philip Trower, A Danger to the State: A Historical Novel, Ignatius Press, →ISBN. From the entry urunday
  • Dyeus was the shining God of Sky, the giver of rain, the vanquisher of enemies with thunderbolts.1990, Sophy Burnham, A Book of Angels: Reflections on Angels Past and Present, and True Stories of How They Touch Our Lives, Ballantine…. From the entry Dyeus
  • On clear nights when the moon was full, she waited for its shining revenant ghost.1988, Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses, Random House, published 2008, page 134. From the entry revenant
  • She eliminated those lonely treeless farmhouses with the sun beating on their shining gal-iron roofs.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 12. From the entry gal-iron
  • Amidst a springful sunny bliss Nor you, nor I, none else, Only the pigeons shining.1969, Nandagopāla Senagupta, A Book of Bengali Verse from 10th to 20th Century, page 96. From the entry springful
  • It was daylight, but through the clouds bright stars were shining.1963, Lester del Rey, The Sky Is Falling. From the entry blotchy
  • The wine house and the guest house were hung with curtains shining bright against the wooden walls.1961, Norma Lorre Goodrich, “Beowulf”, in The Medieval Myths, New York: The New American Library, page 32. From the entry guesthouse
  • The hill went up abruptly above the roofs, and the slates shining looked like sealskin.1956, Gwyn Jones, Welsh Short Stories, page 61. From the entry pigscot
  • He glared malevolently at the shining porcelain, and then shook his head lugubriously.1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 25. From the entry malevolently
  • The signs on cards, picked out with shining mica: Pies Like Mother Used to Make.1939, John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, published 2014, page 160. From the entry IITYWYBAD
  • From a dreary, commonplace piece to a smart colorful chair shining with personality.1937 April 24, Washington Post, page 12. From the entry presto chango
  • The floor was of coke-brise, shining under french polish and turpentine.1930, Ford Madox Ford, No More Parades, Grosset & Dunlap, page 308. From the entry coke breeze
  • Corinius went on the right, wearing a rich cloak of sky-blue tissue over his shining armour.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 20. From the entry tissue
  • Beyond her, it smote upon and incarnadined the shining, white, grassless faces of the sand-dunes.1917, L[ucy] M[aud] Montgomery, “An Evening at Four Winds Point”, in Anne’s House of Dreams, Toronto, Ont.: McClelland & Stewart…. From the entry incarnadine
  • The Galactic centre was already shining high in the sky, with the zodiacal light beautifully complementing it on the right.2024 May 21, Matt Fidler, “Milky Way photographer of the year 2024 – in pictures”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London…. From the entry galactic centre
  • I’m being lulled, bardically lulled, like a drunken baron at a long feast table, pork grease shining on my chin.2022 September 16, James Parker, “An Ode to Being Read To”, in The Atlantic. From the entry bardically

Meaning of shining

  1. adjective Emitting light.
  2. adjective Reflecting light.
  3. adjective Having a high polish or sheen.

Full definition of shining

Questions about shining in a sentence

How do you use shining in a sentence?
Shining is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “The moon as well as the stars was shining down on them.”
What is a short sentence with shining?
“a shining example”
What does shining mean?
Shining means emitting light.

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