shone

[ shohn; especially British shon ]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of shine ¹.

shone

/ ʃɒn; ʃəʊn /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of shine

Example Sentences

Recent media attention stemming from high-profile cases of ketamine use have shone a light on misuse.

From Salon

The change came after a spotlight was shone on various issues within online ticket selling including the use of dynamic pricing and tickets being resold by touts.

From BBC

“We invented nothing. We just shone a light,” he says.

From BBC

Princess Diana was probably the only personality who shone a light on homelessness.

From BBC

Lidia Thorpe’s cries of “not my King” and “this is not your land” shone a light on a country that is still grappling with its colonial past.

From BBC

Related Words

• beam
• blink
• burn
• dazzle
• flash
• flicker
• glare
• gleam
• glisten
• glitter
• glow
• illuminate
• radiate
• shimmer
• sparkle
• twinkle