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

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

Behind the oak was a luxuriant thicket of hazel with dark sheenless leaves, which were so dense, that neither trunk nor branches could be seen.

From Mogens and Other Stories by Grabow, Anna

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)