shadow
Example Sentences
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The organization is a shadow of its former self.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
"We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats, and in the last two weeks we have been preparing to show new cards on the battlefield," he wrote on X.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
But the long shadow of his reign still loomed over their lives.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
“The decline in shadow fleet activity likely reflects increased risk aversion among operators,” Dimitris Ampatzidis, a risk and compliance analyst at Kpler, told Barron’s.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
Leigh the Bard had all those protections because she wanted to do everything in her power to stop any shadow from slipping back in.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Vocabulary lists containing shadow
Black and Gray
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" and "Sonnet 43," Vocabulary from the poems
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"Morning Song" by Sylvia Plath
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