in the shadow of
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1
: very close to
a town located in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains
2
: in a position of being unnoticed because all the attention is given to someone else
She grew up in the shadow of her very popular sister.
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Roberts had met with the baseball team in a park about 10 miles from campus, where the team practiced in the shadow of the Fox studio lot in Century City.
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Even though United were in the shadow of Liverpool and others, the aura of Old Trafford forged in the 1950s and 1960s endured.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
Lochlan is the younger brother, shy and introverted and clearly in the shadow of him.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The cinematic showcase has made a new home for itself in Los Angeles after spending its first three decades in Park City, Utah, very much in the shadow of Robert Redford’s bigger festival.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
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Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Even though United were in the shadow of Liverpool and others, the aura of Old Trafford forged in the 1950s and 1960s endured.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
Lochlan is the younger brother, shy and introverted and clearly in the shadow of him.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
The cinematic showcase has made a new home for itself in Los Angeles after spending its first three decades in Park City, Utah, very much in the shadow of Robert Redford’s bigger festival.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the shadow of
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“In the shadow of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20shadow%20of. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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