shadiness

Example Sentences

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And really, what’s to stop the em dash’s sudden shadiness from becoming an illuminating glow?

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025

And Mozgala portrays John as someone who is slippery, coy and clever, with a shadiness beneath.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2022

Haugen suddenly seems to carry all the authority of her erstwhile employer without any of the shadiness the down-and-out juggernaut just can’t shake.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2021

After talking to Rick Ross, executive director of Cult Education Institute, I chose not to try to warn my Facebook geller friend about NUL’s alleged shadiness.

From The Guardian • May 1, 2019

In the pleasant shadiness of Dr. Archibald's office, rising from a delightful mahogany arm-chair, Susanna presently asked if Mrs. Thayer could be told that Mrs. Fairfax was there.

From Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby by Norris, Kathleen Thompson