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

A former barrister, Turner was elected as an MP in 2010 and served in the shadow cabinet of former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 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

In a March 12 op-ed for the National Post he said "Canada can no longer ignore Iran's dangerous shadow network."

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Instead of the stocky young man he’d fought less than a moon ago, he was facing a gaunt shadow ..

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver