shadows
Example Sentences
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How ironic that this is so often how she appears in the film: shrouded in darkness, barely visible, her eyes glowing through the shadows and begging for someone to see the real her.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
My parents’ divorce threw me farther back into the shadows.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Funded by 11 major banks, the unit has been operating in the shadows for close to a decade, but agreed to give BBC News exclusive access to its work earlier this year.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Shivon Zilis -- the mother of four of Musk's children -- is a woman in the shadows, rarely appearing in public.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Maggie, fourteen, and Kate, who had just turned eleven, peered into the shadows near their parents’ bed across the room.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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