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“Shone” or “Shown”

shone / shown are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

shone sh·OW·n

  • verbemit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light.
  • verbbe distinguished or eminent.
  • verbbe clear and obvious.
  • verbthrow or flash the light of (a lamp).

shown sh·OW·n

  • verbgive an exhibition of to an interested audience.
  • verbmake visible or noticeable.
  • verbbe or become visible or noticeable.
  • verbgive evidence of, as of records.
  • verbfinish third or better in a horse or dog race.
Usage

Examples in context

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“shone”

  • …a division where he really shone, playing for AC Bellinzona of…
  • …the ten suns which once shone over the world.
  • The Face That Shone (1991) Nightbreed recordings
  • Yet "his luminous spirit shone through his crippled wreck of…
  • …scene, a single small spotlight shone down on Crawford from high…

“shown”

  • The function can be shown to be a solution of…
  • …during local commercial break inserts shown within network and syndicated programming.
  • …photographed in this series are shown “vulnerable in their youthfulness” but…
  • SLC22A12 has been shown to interact with PDZK1.
  • …Nice (France) International Film Festival; shown at Monterey (CA) Jazz Fest,…
  • This effect is shown to be quite long-lasting as…
  • …lower bandwidths that were not shown on the dials of radios,…
  • Studies have shown that, in contrast to traditional…
  • …"El Nuevo Comandante" have been shown on local television and Les…
  • …covers in Tesco are still shown.

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