shade

Example Sentences

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Not outstanding but proceeded through to Q2 and had the pace over Haas team-mate Oliver Bearman, who has been putting Ocon in the shade so far this year.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Such names often referred not to a single precise shade but to clusters of related ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Women’s throats are sore, and their eyes are an unflattering shade of red.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“People don’t know the sacrifice, what it’s like to eat in the hot sun, when they used to not provide shade, when there weren’t bathrooms nearby,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

In this manner I moved down the river, grabbing shade close in when I could.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen