shade
Example Sentences
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The film follows an English family between the world wars and emphasizes the dull shabbiness of the setting’s middle-class life, the house and costumes coming in every shade of brown.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
But as she talked of neighborhoods “full of trees and shade ... and people and good food,” she seemed low-key and equivocal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
In the aftermath of fire, such grasses often spring up quickly and shade out native plants.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Where the former implemented carefully considered, brief glimpses of its female lead to shade her character’s textures, “Obsession” stops caring about Nikki the moment her silhouette is completed.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
Then she’s off, and I’m suddenly cold in my tank top, in the shade of one of the big spruce trees.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing shade
The Best Starting Words for Wordle
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Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 3
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"The Song of Wandering Aengus" and "Sonnet 43," Vocabulary from the poems
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