sheenless
- a word derived from sheen.
Example Sentences
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As he buffed the shoes of a man from Boston in town for business, Mr. Ward somehow seemed to sense that the man passing behind him had sheenless shoes.
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2011
What threw me at first was the dark, sheenless hair, which I soon realized was dyed.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
We could descry, in the morning sunlight, military trappings, tattered cloaks, ragged tunics, dingy kilt-straps, sheenless helmets, unkempt beards, and brawny arms in the crowds which packed the narrow streets.
From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by White, Edward Lucas
It was the season of full summer when the midlands, clothed with their rich but sheenless mantle of green, wear a self-satisfied air, as of dull people conscious of deserved prosperity.
From The Invader A Novel by Woods, Margaret L. (Margaret Louisa)
And the hair that had been her pride had now no more the golden lights in its tawny masses, and was becoming dark and harsh and sheenless in spite of her most assiduous attention.
From The Heart of Thunder Mountain by Fischer, Anton Otto
