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Meanings of sheen in English
Glossiness or matte appearance of a paint finish.
Usage of sheen in English
1
All was uncertain, save the golden sheen of sunlight in the east.
2
The purple sheen on the back of the neck is more brilliant.
3
With his youthful spirit and nice manner Walcott always worn a sheen.
4
Bonus points for the luminous sheen it leaves behind on your cheeks.
5
The dancing yellow sheen revealed the fair and anxious countenance of Elfride.
6
But I do understand some women's reluctance to forgo the sheen entirely.
7
By February the sheen was coming off the deal for Sinn Féin.
8
The sheen from them gave a dull lurid-green cast to the scene.
9
Blue smoke rose from it, and within was the sheen of glasses.
10
The orange sheen of the setting sun paints the glass behind him.
11
And so to combat that, it's a bit duller of a sheen.
12
A thick, shaggy beard fell in a silvery sheen over his breast.
13
It can reduce to a blackened sheen in a few untended seconds.
14
And over it all was a sheen like a myriad cut diamonds.
15
Tiny-waisted yet buxom, she had creamy skin with a faint olive sheen.
16
The young shoots of rice have the sheen of an infant's limbs.
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United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common