"shine against" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used to describe something that stands out in comparison to something else, especially in a noticeable way. For example: "The bright light of the full moon shone against the dark sky."
Backing Adebayor to shine against his former club, Sherwood said: "He's been great ever since I've come into this job.
The show opened with a felt dress that had a floral appliqué in PVC, or polyvinyl chloride, pitting shine against density.
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But there has been a real edge to the cricket, too, especially in this crucial part of the match with Billy Godleman determined to shine against his former club.
The ability to make his case, and to show certainty as to what that case is, allowed him to shine against the dull backdrop of the leadership campaign, in which he secured 59% of the vote.
Lille impressed when they drew 2-2 at Paris Saint-Germain last month in the final match before the winter break but this time they failed to shine against a well-organised Reims team who climbed to seventh.
Inside, spotless floors shone against beige cinder-block walls.
That's the version of Smith that shined against Belmont.
By two, the sun was shining against the glassy facades of lower Manhattan.
Corbin instead joined a summer team, traveled to Georgia and Florida and, after shining against current New York Mets starter Zack Wheeler, was contacted by Chipola College.
Sonny Bill Williams's intervention was imperious – he also shone against Namibia – while Aaron Smith demonstrated he is the world's premier scrum-half.
