shading

Example Sentences

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Gray shading marked the contours of a cockpit window.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The painter’s technical brilliance is evident in the soft shading of features and the depiction of multiple layers of transparent fabric.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

During “Southern Man,” Micah Nelson walked over to an old, battered upright piano and admirably acquitted himself in the shading and spirit of Nils Lofgren’s work on the original.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

You can apply so many pragmatic measures, such as shading, hydration, cooling, etc.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

Nighthand appeared behind them, shading his eyes with his huge hand.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell