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'shadow' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'shadow' with 15 example sentences.


shadow noun

: shade within clear boundaries

: an unilluminated area

: something existing in perception only

: a premonition of something adverse

: an indication that something has been present

: refuge from danger or observation

: a dominating and pervasive presence

: a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements

: an inseparable companion

shadow verb

: follow, usually without the person's knowledge

: cast a shadow over

: make appear small by comparison


  • He is afraid of his own shadow.
  • Where there is light, there is also shadow.
  • The tree casts a shadow on the wall.
  • He was only a shadow of his former self.
  • They hid themselves in the shadows.
  • You cast a big shadow.
  • She's wearing eye shadow.
  • Beyond the shadow of a doubt, this is the best.
  • We had gone to watch the shadow puppets earlier that night.
  • His shadow on the wall looked sad.
  • The sun was hidden in the moon's shadow.
  • The garden is still in shadow.
  • Worry often gives a small thing a large shadow.
  • There's a blind man looking for a shadow of doubt.
  • They prefer the shadows rather than the spotlight.
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