shading

Example Sentences

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Gray shading marked the contours of a cockpit window.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The painter’s technical brilliance is evident in the soft shading of features and the depiction of multiple layers of transparent fabric.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

During “Southern Man,” Micah Nelson walked over to an old, battered upright piano and admirably acquitted himself in the shading and spirit of Nils Lofgren’s work on the original.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

Green spaces moderate temperature through shading and by increasing the amount of water that passes into the air through a process called evapotranspiration, but there tends to be fewer shaded spaces in urban areas.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

“For heaven’s sake, now I can’t see a thing,” Vivian scolds, shading her screen with her hand.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline