shades
Example Sentences
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"A large plane flying overhead where somebody could see it, with the shades up and windows illuminated, could tell somebody that it's a particular type of aircraft," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Dispatches sent by pool media on board noted a Secret Service order that window shades be lowered during takeoff -- an unusual instruction outside of combat zones.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
To help conceal the plot, which one anonymous U.S. official called a “deception operation,” White House officials made journalists aboard Air Force One close their window shades.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Then, for some, there are shades of hard-won redemption in selfless acts executed at great cost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Scion Capital’s decision-making apparatus consisted of one guy in a room, with the door closed and the shades drawn, poring over publicly available information and data on 10-K Wizard.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
