shadow
Example Sentences
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Early polling suggests that she begins the shadow 2028 race with a significant advantage in name recognition.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The network employs fake invoices, mislabeled crude and a shadow fleet of tankers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
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
"Officers and staff will still be tied up monitoring incidents that do not meet the criminal threshold, at a cost in time and resources," added shadow home secretary Chris Philp.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
A blanket hung from the ceiling, and I could see the shadow of a bed behind it.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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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