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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a shiner" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a bruise around the eye, often resulting from a punch or impact.
Example: "After the fight, he walked away with a nasty shiner that made it hard to see."
Alternatives: "black eye" or "bruised eye".
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The second time I gave her a shiner.
Weatherbee knew he'd have a shiner for days, but was satisfied.
In all the time he has worked he has never once come in with a shiner.
A doctor said there was a scratch on the surface of his eye, which later acquired a shiner.
In fact, she was nursing a shiner acquired that morning when a cabinet fell on her head.
(AP Photo/Chris Clark) It really looked nasty at the time and she still has a bit of a shiner.
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"The average, blue-collar American worker isn't represented in Hollywood" says Chris Pratt who played a shoe shiner on a popular sitcom pic.twitter.com/zlp4voqztn.
For most of the day, the only commerce on the street consisted of a man hawking peeled cucumbers from a wooden cart at one end and a shoe shiner with bloodshot eyes and a raspy voice at the other.
Ms. Judd spends a few scenes with a livid shiner around her right eye, and Mr. Freeman must wear butterfly bandages and, later, a cervical collar.
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