shadow

Example Sentences

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“In the Fields of Fatherless Children,” the publisher writes: “examines the long shadow cast by the Vietnam War. Not just on the battlefield, but on the women, children, and rural communities that were left behind.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Both the apartments and offices are in the shadow of MIT, one of America’s universities thinking harder about how to support entrepreneurship on campus–and hold onto its students.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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

"Officers and staff will still be tied up monitoring incidents that do not meet the criminal threshold, at a cost in time and resources," added shadow home secretary Chris Philp.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Danny didn’t think a cloud’s shadow could look like a person, but he kept this to himself.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova