shadows

Example Sentences

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How ironic that this is so often how she appears in the film: shrouded in darkness, barely visible, her eyes glowing through the shadows and begging for someone to see the real her.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

"We're playing with good and bad, heroes and villains. So who's in the shadows, who's in the light?"

From BBC • May 27, 2026

That prefix would also have to remind the AI to obey the laws of physics with wording like: “gravity and inertia respected—mass has real weight, correct contact shadows, no floating props.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Shivon Zilis -- the mother of four of Musk's children -- is a woman in the shadows, rarely appearing in public.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Nearer, in the shadows beneath a young spruce, a pair of amber eyes.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver