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Example Sentences

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Those branches carry our eyes toward the dark masses of leaves, their green shading to black, and the brilliantly blue night sky, punctuated by numerous stars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Gray shading marked the contours of a cockpit window.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

But when the storytelling gets too stately, her cast brings the necessary shading.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Their tackle success was down at 76% and despite shading 22 entries 17 to 12, they had little of Bristol's attacking glint, until Marcus Smith jinked over late on with the game already gone.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Lord Asriel came away from the telescope and stood up, hand shading his eyes.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman