shadow

Example Sentences

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The network employs fake invoices, mislabeled crude and a shadow fleet of tankers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Pacific time, it will be the sun’s turn to get eclipsed by the moon, with the spacecraft plunging into the darkness of the moon’s shadow for an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Pope Leo XIV led a torch-lit procession at the Colosseum in Rome on Friday as he prepares for his first Easter as pontiff in the shadow of war in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He said thousands of people had gathered in Lurgan weeks ago to celebrate St Patrick's Day, and that the "starkness of this event" casts a shadow on the town.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Clouds scudded over the sun, and the tree cast a long shadow on the water.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell