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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
sheen .
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Examples
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The golden strain of Polynesia betrayed itself in the sun-gilt of his fair skin and cast up golden sheens and lights through the glimmering blue of his eyes.
THE HOUSE OF MAPUHI 2010
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Last summer, fears of contamination from the Gulf Coast oil spill sent St. Joe's stock price plunging 40% as investors worried that oil sheens and tar balls would reach the pristine beaches near St. Joe's real-estate holdings.
Two St. Joe Board Members Resign Robbie Whelan 2011
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Not long after the blowout, rainbow-colored sheens appeared in Line Creek, she said.
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The group walked wearily across the Brooklyn Bridge, the skyline glittering in the pre-dawn darkness and illuminating the riders' sheens of sweat.
'I Knew I Had...to Take This Class' Sophia Hollander 2011
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BP denies the well is leaking in any way or that it is responsible for the current sheens of oil floating along the surface.
Rocky Kistner: The Macondo Monkey on BP's Back Rocky Kistner 2011
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They are not investing any sheens in the vicinity of the BP well, Paul Barnard, Operations Controller for the New Orleans sector of the Coast Guard, told the AP on Thursday.
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* Radar lenses are enhanced with a hydrophobic/oleophobic coating that prevents water from leaving sheens that can obstruct vision.
Chile Miners Rescued Wearing Oakley Sunglasses (PHOTO, POLL) Hilary Moss 2010
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It can also be colored to have sheens of any shade of the rainbow.
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Instead it seems to be made up mostly of oil sheens that float along in long rivers, moving with the waves like an oily ghost that refuses to leave its haunted home.
Rocky Kistner: The Macondo Monkey on BP's Back Rocky Kistner 2011
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The Louisiana Bucket Brigade, a health and justice organization in New Orleans, is asking residents of the Gulf Coast to report fisherman out of work, endangered wildlife, oil on shore, oil sheens, health impacts and other problems using a new tool known as the Oil Spill Crisis Map.
Georgianne Nienaber: Call for Social Networking Reports on Deepwater Horizon Oil Impacts 2010
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