shadow

Example Sentences

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Pacific time, it will be the sun’s turn to get eclipsed by the moon, with the spacecraft plunging into the darkness of the moon’s shadow for an hour.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

When they emerge from the Moon's shadow, and that signal is re-established, the world will breathe a collective sigh of relief.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Pope Leo XIV led a torch-lit procession at the Colosseum in Rome on Friday as he prepares for his first Easter as pontiff in the shadow of war in the Middle East.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Some of the few ships that are traversing the Strait of Hormuz are part of the so-called shadow fleet of vessels flouting sanctions on oil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The absence of all light and shadow and sensation.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman