shoeshine
noun
an act or instance of cleaning and polishing a pair of shoes.
shoeshines
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pluralof shoeshine.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Like Mesquita, Wright expects demand for shoeshines will never go away completely, because it’s more than just a transactional service.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
But shoeshines are still a key offering to draw people in to Leather Spa locations since they’re not available everywhere.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
The tent where he slept was broken, and he was trying to flag down passersby for shoeshines to earn enough money for a new one.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2022
We made our way down the sidewalk, cluttered with merchants hawking cellphone cases and cheap jewelry, candy and glasses, manicures and shoeshines.
From New York Times ● Jan. 2, 2019
Some of the bandsmen would come up to the men’s room at about eight o’clock and get shoeshines before they went to work.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
