shone
Americanverb
verb
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The sun shone and the waters were calm, the passengers on the Professor Molchanov recalled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
In the former work, Ms. Nadon shone with poetic grandeur; in the latter, she exuded introspective mystery and a luminous presence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Winger Christos Tzolis, who has shone at times this season following his summer arrival, suffered a hamstring issue with Greece and, with Eberechi Eze out of form, Arteta used Noni Madueke on the left wing.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
His star shone brightly enough for the group to brand its collections "Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello", while celebrity fans from Kate Moss, Dua Lipa, Zoe Saldana and Hailey Bieber gave him cross-generation appeal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Its light shone pale in the dusk as she jumped down the rocks to Turtle Beach.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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