How to Use shiny in a Sentence
shiny
adjective
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The paint was so clean and bright, the brass was so shiny.
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Greg Daugherty,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2022
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The world will see the city’s shiny façade beamed through their TVs.
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Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
24 July 2024
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The plan is to clean them and give them a shiny new coat of paint.
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David Clarey,
Journal Sentinel,
8 May 2024
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There was the first lady in a blue coat and shiny brown knee-high boots.
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Danielle Paquette,
Washington Post,
28 Nov. 2023
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What’s notable is that the shiny rate on the Pokemon seemed high.
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Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2024
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Three years ago, blockchain was still seen as a shiny new toy.
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Cameron Fields,
cleveland,
27 Nov. 2021
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It’s made from faux leather, which has the same shiny look without the hefty price tag.
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Toni Sutton,
Peoplemag,
13 Sep. 2023
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The chimney pipe from the wood stove, in the center of the room, is shiny with pockmarks.
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Kyle Hopkins,
Anchorage Daily News,
13 Dec. 2021
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Necklaces, bracelets, and rings will be clean and shiny in no time.
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Rachel Kashdan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Mar. 2023
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The skin over the swollen area may also appear stretched and shiny.
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Laura Schober,
Health,
2 Oct. 2024
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The creamy gloss, which comes in 32 colors, is shiny but doesn't have a sticky feel.
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Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE.com,
19 Nov. 2021
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The shiny piece features thick straps and a sharp scoop neckline.
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Rosa Sanchez,
Harper's BAZAAR,
18 Aug. 2023
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Your hair will be shiny, smooth, shapely and free of frizz.
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The Salt Lake Tribune,
26 May 2022
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Most anglers are using live shrimp and shiny lures to catch the fish.
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Alan Sherman,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2024
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The attachment was a picture of two shiny bullets in the palm of a hand.
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Masha Gessen,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2023
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No… [laughs] That’s a song full of shadows but dressed up to seem shiny – a bit like me.
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Billboard Italy,
Billboard,
22 Mar. 2024
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Pegu Club closed in May 2020, but had already begun to be eclipsed in the press by the shiny and new.
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Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
21 Apr. 2022
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Boar bristles help make hair shiny and keep it healthy.
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Nicole Saporita,
Good Housekeeping,
8 June 2022
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Gone are the days of shiny new tech and the latest designer pieces.
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Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
23 June 2024
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Simply pop in the tray for 30 minutes and go forth with shiny white teeth.
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ELLE,
14 May 2022
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Hilton asks as Phoenix coos and hits the shiny object against his walker.
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Angel Saunders,
Peoplemag,
19 Dec. 2023
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This spray makes hair feel soft, shiny, and bouncy when used with heat.
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Rebecca Norris,
Peoplemag,
1 Nov. 2023
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The same fate could await a shiny object called Bitcoin.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2022
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Near a farmhouse, a shiny steel tanker was parked by a mango tree.
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Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2024
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Kenna Ehman spends over half an hour in the shower to get her hair clean and shiny.
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Alina Dizik,
WSJ,
21 Mar. 2023
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One pack comes with a mix of 24 shiny, matte and sparkling pendants.
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Mariah Thomas,
Good Housekeeping,
21 Nov. 2022
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Starting anything in this world feels so big and shiny and hard.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
11 Oct. 2024
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The secret to this craft is using a coat of Modge Podge to make the bugs shiny (and keep the leaves from drying out).
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Lauren Piro,
Good Housekeeping,
31 Oct. 2022
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To say that the handles didn’t look shiny through all that use is an understatement.
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Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
9 Jan. 2025
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There is always a temptation to invest in the next shiny thing, but that is not always the right approach for the customer.
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Claus Jepsen,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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