shadow
Example Sentences
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The organization is a shadow of its former self.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
Today the film has found many admirers—a pattern that would shadow the director throughout his career.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
While insisting he didn't feel like he's been in Malala's "shadow", he looked at his sister and father who are celebrated for making "something useful" of their pain.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Meanwhile ship-tracking service Kpler said total crossings in the strait fell from 16 on Tuesday to 14 on Wednesday, with the number of shadow or unsanctioned crossings falling from two to one.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Then I saw her too, a huge shadow that moved and became an elephant, as it came towards me into the light from the window.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
Vocabulary lists containing shadow
Black and Gray
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" and "Sonnet 43," Vocabulary from the poems
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"Morning Song" by Sylvia Plath
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