shone vs shown :

shone vs shown

shone or shown

Shone is the past tense of shine which is to emit, reflect and radiate light with much brightness in a glow (of the past).

"The pearl shone in the dark."

Shown is the past participle of show which is to to display or have somebody else view something.

"Have you shown me the papers I asked for?"


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  • Tracy Letts shines at Tony Awards, generates heat in Hollywood
    NEW YORK -- The Tony Awards shone a spotlight Sunday night on an accomplished actor with a film pedigree who this season anchored a stage drama about love and death.        
    June 10, 2013 - Los Angeles Times
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    Each of the four tennis majors starts with plenty of questions and ends with at least tentative answers.  Now that the 2013 French Open lies behind us, we can look back at the main lessons learned from the two weeks in Paris. Some contenders sizzled, others fizzled and a handful of less familiar stars shone. After the chaos of the first week, the second week offered a series of more coherent ...
    June 10, 2013 - Bleacher Report
  • Tracy Letts shines at Tony Awards, generates heat in Hollywood
    NEW YORK -- The Tony Awards shone a spotlight Sunday night on an accomplished actor with a film pedigree who this season anchored a stage drama about love and death.        
    June 10, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

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    June 17, 2013 - SPACE.com
  • Many participate in Crime Stoppers Golf Tournament
    Shown are members of the first place team in the Nolan County Crime Stoppers Golf Tournament including Michael Longoria, Chino DeLeon, Steve Chapman and David Shumaker.
    June 17, 2013 - Sweetwater Reporter
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    June 17, 2013 - CNET