shining
adjective
unshining
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a word derived from
shining.
Example Sentences
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On the left he caught a glimpse of the river, solid and smooth and unshining; a knot of men passed shouting hoarsely, and a wave of heat swept over him like a choking cloth.
From The Happy End by Joseph Hergesheimer
Round her throat was clasped an antique necklace of dull, unshining gold, and dim purple stones, which looked beautiful, but almost weary with age.
From In the Wilderness by Robert Smythe Hichens
That these, and all stars, will become invisible to our telescopes, and ultimately be dark unshining bodies, is the logical conclusion to which the evolutionary processes will lead.
From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous
Heyst noticed the good form of her brow, the dignity of its width, its unshining whiteness.
From Victory An Island Tale by Joseph Conrad
He saw her pale and haggard face, her haunted cheeks and temples, the lovely shape of her head with its cloud of unshining hair, her small tenacious hands.
From In the Wilderness by Robert Smythe Hichens
