shadow
Example Sentences
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“The idea of slowing down is unacceptable to me. I’d rather walk away than be a shadow of my former self.”
From Los Angeles Times
"You grow in the shadow of your father - we wanted to show that on the big screen," he tells BBC Newsbeat.
From BBC
Ireland were beaten in the air, missed tackle after tackle, and were often chasing shadows on the ground against a razor-sharp team brimming with speed, invention and self-belief.
From BBC
The problem is that it has also shed more than $1 trillion in value over the past 121 days, casting a big shadow on other markets.
From Barron's
She describes herself as standing in a shadow that she cannot step out of; then she feels she is “standing on nothing—as there is nothing to stand on.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
