shade

Example Sentences

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She said her husband has become persona non grata — “canceled,” in her words — and that the allegations will continue to cast a shade over his career “even if he’s exonerated.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Not outstanding but proceeded through to Q2 and had the pace over Haas team-mate Oliver Bearman, who has been putting Ocon in the shade so far this year.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Such names often referred not to a single precise shade but to clusters of related ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Skelly showed Mugoboka the tree planting she has been doing to reduce the impact of flooding and to provide shade to her animals during hotter, drier summers.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The earth is covered in leaves, and a thick mesh of branches shade me.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila