SHINING in a Sentence

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Devil killer body, a large wavy golden hair shine, slender legs wearing a yellow goose miniskirts, show figure of the perfect.

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 Meanings and Examples of SHINING
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
shining
 a.  glowing; radiant; having a high polish or sheen
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The kitchen was a poor place, not "spruce" and shining as his mother had kept it in his boyhood; but it was surprising what a homelike look the mere fact of Zeena's absence gave it.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
2  When he re-entered the kitchen the lamp lit up the same scene of shining comfort as on the previous evening.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VI
3  She was shining black, pure African, devoted to her last drop of blood to the O'Haras, Ellen's mainstay, the despair of her three daughters, the terror of the other house servants.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
4  The heavy mahogany table and sideboards, the massive silver, the bright rag rugs on the shining floor were all in their accustomed places, just as if nothing had happened.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
5  Then, suddenly, an idea, shining and new, flashed like a comet through her brain.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
6  The musicians clambered upon their platform, black, grinning, their fat cheeks already shining with perspiration, and began tuning their fiddles and sawing and whanging with their bows in anticipatory importance.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
7  Scarlet and gold sashes swung to and fro, sabers glittered and banged against shining boots, spurs rattled and jingled.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
8  Melanie, her eyes shining with joy, her head ducked with embarrassed pride, told her she was going to have a baby.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
9  Men lay down to die, and the last sight that met their puzzled eyes was the rails shining in the merciless sun, heat shimmering along them.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
10  As she looked, two streams of blood crept across the shining floor, one from his face and one from the back of his head.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
11  When she opened her eyes she was lying on the back porch, her head pillowed comfortably on Melanie's lap, and the afternoon sunlight was shining on her face.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
12  Carreen's eyes were shining oddly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
13  He should come home on a prancing horse, dressed in fine clothes and shining boots, a plume in his hat.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
14  The day came when his pale blue eyes, perfectly cognizant of his surroundings, fell upon Carreen sitting beside him, telling her rosary beads, the morning sun shining through her fair hair.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
15  Their faces beneath their sun-bonnets were sallow and malarial- looking but shining clean and their freshly ironed calicoes glistened with starch.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
Example Sentence: (32 in 3 pages)
16  Although the sun shine, leave not your cloak at home.
17  Good deeds will shine as the stars of heaven.
18  May the sun's rays shine brightest on you today with the wind at your heals.
19  Know that you are ten thousand person of light which dare to expect you just shine for me.
20  Devil killer body, a large wavy golden hair shine, slender legs wearing a yellow goose miniskirts, show figure of the perfect.
21  You are the warm light, you will shine.
22  The play has a very strong cast, but two actors in particular shine out.
23  She really takes a shine to you.
24  It is such a beautiful day; we saw some ships plough across the ocean under warm sun shine.
25  If the curtain is drawn, bright light will shine in.
26  With the wonder of your love, the sun above always shines.
27  Outside, the new moon shines bright all around, but the lonely lamp on my desk is dim.
28  And when we come together, combine the light that shines within.
29  The moon is not seen where the sun shines.
30  The moon is a moon whether it shines or not.