shadow

Example Sentences

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The network employs fake invoices, mislabeled crude and a shadow fleet of tankers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Pope Leo XIV led a torch-lit procession at the Colosseum in Rome on Friday as he prepares for his first Easter as pontiff in the shadow of war in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But worse yet, they said, the outcome “would cast a shadow over the citizenship of millions upon millions of Americans, going back generations.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

There are craters that are permanently in shadow, she says, where ice can build up.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

A tall shadow loomed over the badger, but it was just that: a play of light without weight or bulk.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman