shady

Example Sentences

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There’s malware lurking in shady smartphone apps and cheap off-brand household electronics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A formerly shady brook, enclosed by trees, has been opened out to form a wetland area.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

One could reasonably argue that it is better to be spied on by an ISP than by a potentially shady VPN company.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

With borrowed money and shady partners, Duer bought and sold huge quantities of stocks and bonds.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

The road went into trees, where it would be shady, but June foliage in New England not much thicker than April at home.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner