in the shadow of
idiom
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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The lodge looked like a miniature in the shadow of the jagged mountains.
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Sophie Mendel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
Also in series-regular roles, Way will portray Brina, Reggie’s loving and supportive fiancée who sees the documentary as an opportunity to advance her stardom; Hall will portray Carmelo, Reggie and Monica’s son, a high schooler who has grown up in the shadow of Reggie’s football career.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
In recent years, slam has found fertile ground in eastern Congo, where a generation of young people have grown up in the shadow of a series of brutal civil wars.
—Patricia Huon, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2025
But there’s another reason the wealthy are heading to this elegant region in the shadow of the Rhaetian Alps: Como is cool.
—Lysanne Currie, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Sophie Mendel, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025
Also in series-regular roles, Way will portray Brina, Reggie’s loving and supportive fiancée who sees the documentary as an opportunity to advance her stardom; Hall will portray Carmelo, Reggie and Monica’s son, a high schooler who has grown up in the shadow of Reggie’s football career.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
In recent years, slam has found fertile ground in eastern Congo, where a generation of young people have grown up in the shadow of a series of brutal civil wars.
—Patricia Huon, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Mar. 2025
But there’s another reason the wealthy are heading to this elegant region in the shadow of the Rhaetian Alps: Como is cool.
—Lysanne Currie, Forbes, 11 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2025.
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