shading
Example Sentences
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By contrast, the frequently angry and bitter Saul at least has the kind of shadings that make him a worthy frenemy, and “David” could have mined more conflict from the relationship between the two.
“Coyote” offers intimate shadings on a story that will be familiar to fans of literary biography or anyone who has ever attended a 12-step recovery program.
The painter’s technical brilliance is evident in the soft shading of features and the depiction of multiple layers of transparent fabric.
Still, the “Task” ensemble’s expansive size means some roles receive more extensive narrative shading than others.
From Salon
During “Southern Man,” Micah Nelson walked over to an old, battered upright piano and admirably acquitted himself in the shading and spirit of Nils Lofgren’s work on the original.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
