shadows

Example Sentences

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How ironic that this is so often how she appears in the film: shrouded in darkness, barely visible, her eyes glowing through the shadows and begging for someone to see the real her.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

“Let’s just take what’s happening in the shadows, put it out in the open, put the right medical and clinical framework around it.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Funded by 11 major banks, the unit has been operating in the shadows for close to a decade, but agreed to give BBC News exclusive access to its work earlier this year.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Shivon Zilis -- the mother of four of Musk's children -- is a woman in the shadows, rarely appearing in public.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

As soon as the Nanuak was hidden, the flames grew and the shadows shrank.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver