shading
Example Sentences
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Their tackle success was down at 76% and despite shading 22 entries 17 to 12, they had little of Bristol's attacking glint, until Marcus Smith jinked over late on with the game already gone.
From BBC
By contrast, the frequently angry and bitter Saul at least has the kind of shadings that make him a worthy frenemy, and “David” could have mined more conflict from the relationship between the two.
“Coyote” offers intimate shadings on a story that will be familiar to fans of literary biography or anyone who has ever attended a 12-step recovery program.
The painter’s technical brilliance is evident in the soft shading of features and the depiction of multiple layers of transparent fabric.
Still, the “Task” ensemble’s expansive size means some roles receive more extensive narrative shading than others.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
