penumbra

Example Sentences

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A lunar eclipse happens when the Moon passes through the outer region of the Earth's shadow called the penumbra.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

But the Earth also casts a wider, and lighter, shadow, called the penumbra, which extends away from the planet at an angle.

From Slate • Apr. 5, 2024

The penumbra of Broadway stardust she radiated accumulated over decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024

His voice is a baritone croon with an electronic penumbra, in a track that hints at old soul translated into ghostly electronics.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2022

New plants and animals, whether in the New World or the Old, had no such chain of associations, no penumbra of cultural meanings.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton