shadow

Example Sentences

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But worse yet, they said, the outcome “would cast a shadow over the citizenship of millions upon millions of Americans, going back generations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Only when she was in her 30s did Lessard begin to understand the deeper shadow of her ancestor’s legacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

I had chosen an apartment in its shadow.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

"This was a still a very worthwhile exercise for Tuchel and he was correct to give so many of England's shadow players game time," said BBC chief football writer Phil McNulty.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

But over everything lay the shadow: not only the illness, but her whole disgruntled and disappointed life.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom