- present participle of shadow.
shadowing
Example Sentences
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She was still shadowing a more senior member of staff when the choking incident occurred.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Instead of shadowing wolves, ravens repeatedly returned to specific areas where kills were more common.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
The documentary team immersed itself in the 2022 McDonald’s All-American Games, shadowing two boys and two girls throughout the weekend.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
In the early 1990s, David Dorsey spent a year shadowing executives selling copiers for then-booming Xerox.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Emmett was a blur around the bases, Carlisle shadowing him.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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