shadow
Example Sentences
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Union membership is also a shadow of what it once was: about a third of U.S. workers in the 1950s, versus 10% last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Some ships have also transited Hormuz undetected: There have been reports that some ships have turned off their GPS-like signals and transited incognito, either for safety or because they are part of so-called shadow fleets.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Shorn of sentimentality, this gentle drama follows a quietly observant fifth-grader who feels the grim shadow of mortality all around her.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
In the shadow of Duntarvie Castle's ruins, which lie among fields west of Edinburgh, there's a barn made of steel and wood.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
It was unlike any shadow Danny had ever seen.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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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