Shadow example sentences

Related (10): silhouette, darkness, dimness, shade, obscurity, cloak, cover, penumbra, umbra, ghost

"Shadow" Example Sentences

The cat's shadow crossed the wall.
She followed him closely, always staying in his shadow.
Dark shadows stretched across the floor.
The tall buildings cast long shadows on the street.
The child ran across the lawn, chasing his shadow.
They walked along the shadowy path.
The trees cast dappled shadows on their picnic blanket.
She sat in the long shadow of the giant oak tree.
The unknown lurked in every shadow.
The culprit hid in the shadow of the alley.
Silhouettes danced on the wall cast by the fire's shadows.
The shadowy figure crept up the stairs.
His every move seemed to be dogged by his past shadow.
The shadow of death has fallen across their land.
She crept slowly and quietly, sticking to the shadows.
The shadow of grief still lingered in her eyes.
She skulked in the shadows, waiting to ambush her opponent.
The majestic mountains cast long shadows on the valley below.
He stood in her shadow, unnoticed and unwanted.
They camped in the shadows of the massive redwood trees.
Her shadow stretched out before her as the sun set.
He watched her from the shadows, longing to join her.
You cannot escape your past; it will always cast a shadow before you.
The branches swayed, casting dancing shadows on the walls.
She could never escape the shadow of doubt that haunted her.
The shadows played tricks on their eyes in the dim light.
There are no true shadows without light.
Her shadowed past still shaped her fears.
The dark figure crossed the shadowy courtyard.
The tall statues towered above her, casting gigantic shadows.
The poet's words gave voice to the shadowy fears of his generation.
The suspect lingered in the shadows, watching as the detectives combed the scene.
The shadow from the tree swayed in the breeze.
The detectives searched every shadow and crevice for clues.
The eerie shadows cast by the jack o'lanterns danced on the walls.
The eclipse cast the moon's shadow across the Earth.
The bully hid in the shadows, waiting to ambush his next victim.
He avoids any task that casts a shadow of a doubt on him.
The shadow elongated as the sun dropped lower in the sky.
The seed sprouted, pushing through the dark soil into the light's shadow.
Her past haunted her like a shadow she could not shake.
She danced into the shadowed alcove to escape the rain.
He lived in his brother's shadow his whole life.
He pulled his cloak close around himself, sticking to the shadows.
There are no true shadows without light, and vice versa.
The shade from the pine trees cast dappled shadows on the grass.
The alley was dark and shadowy.
A raven swept across the field, its shadow gliding over the grass.
His shadow crept up the wall as the sun set.
Their party cast long shadows across the expansive lawn.
A dark shadow passed over his face as he remembered his past.
The dark cloud cast its shadow on the landscape below.
The suspect was lurking in the shadows, watching the house.
Dark shadows pooled in the corners of the dimly lit room.
She danced gracefully, casting graceful shadows on the wall.
The smuggler skulked through the shadowy streets.
The poet's shadowy lines hint at a sorrow beneath the surface.
The witness watched from the shadows as the crime unfolded.
The long shadows stretched across the still pond.

Common Phrases

Cast a shadow over - To have a negative or worrying effect on something
Under a shadow - Under suspicion or criticism
Live in the shadow of - To always be compared to or measured against someone or something more famous
Pale in comparison - Seem insignificant when compared to something
Dark shadows - Significant worries or difficulties
In the shadows - Out of the limelight, not prominent
Shadow of a doubt - Leaving no room for questioning the truth of something
Shadow's length - A long time; a considerable duration
Beyond the shadow of a cloud - Constantly cheerful and optimistic