overshadow
Example Sentences
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Mr Reavey is suing both parties, but a postponement of the case has overshadowed the anniversary of the shootings this weekend.
From BBC
This business being what it is, within a few weeks new events will emerge to overshadow one or more of these predictions.
And while hopes for lower borrowing costs have been a key driver of the recent market rally, analysts said the strong growth overshadowed any disappointment that they will remain unchanged for now.
From Barron's
State Rep. Jordan Teuscher, who sponsored the reforms, said that while they remain “good policy,” the debate had been “overshadowed by misinformation and unnecessary division.”
Fire victims experienced something of such magnitude, they might believe, that it overshadows other, carefully honed parts of their identity — such as being a good friend or student or athlete, Leskin said.
From Los Angeles Times
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