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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

During “Southern Man,” Micah Nelson walked over to an old, battered upright piano and admirably acquitted himself in the shading and spirit of Nils Lofgren’s work on the original.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

You can apply so many pragmatic measures, such as shading, hydration, cooling, etc.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

We took turns sipping from the Dr Pepper, shading ourselves with the sail as best we could.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan