Be a shining example (of someone or something) phrase
To be a good or perfect example of someone or something.
His latest movie is a shining example of what a film can be.
Jane's a shinning example of courage. She jumped into the river to save the boy.
This church is a shining example of Norman architecture.
The verb "be" should be conjugated according to its tense.
The similarity between the children and their parents
I looked at my father's eyes, then looked at my eyes. I thought the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.