overshadow

Example Sentences

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"It was a big event that happened, but I think there's enough good things that happen around the town that will overshadow it eventually."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

These few dim points appeared to overshadow otherwise encouraging signals in the print.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

The jobs report may overshadow the market’s recent preoccupation on just how much artificial intelligence will damage the growth prospects for software and other industries.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

This is the director’s first film, and you sense him working in the same mode as early Yorgos Lanthimos before the Greek provocateur felt confident that a charismatic performance wouldn’t overshadow his script.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

She needed to do something so impressive that it would overshadow any rumors about her birth—something so incredible that no one would dare speak ill of her family.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat