shadowy
Example Sentences
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The drama is thought to be an homage to the film noir style - a hallmark in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s, with its shadowy looks and gritty plots.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
He is currently embracing shadowy cryptocurrency schemes that are generating massive profits.
From Salon • May 13, 2026
It’ll introduce us to two shadowy figures in the industry: Hank Molt and Tommy Crutchfield, whose rivalry over supplying rare species to U.S. zoos changed the reptile world.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Shifting objectives and shadowy activity by vessels making the success of the US operation hard to measure.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
I drifted at last into uneasy sleep, and dreamt many evil dreams, and in one I saw a shadowy figure with no face creeping into our hut and bearing away the ten ollocks of rice.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing shadowy
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