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Examples of overshadow in a Sentence
The pitcher's outstanding performance should not overshadow the achievements of the rest of the team.
large trees overshadow the yard and darken the house for much of the day
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In a world where fame often overshadows personal achievement, Taylor McFadden, Brandy Schultz, Barbaranne Wylde and Daniella Clarke demonstrate that sharing the limelight doesn’t mean dimming your star.
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Read more Crude oil prices fall more than 4% as looming surplus overshadows Iran-Israel tensions
Ericsson shares jump 7% on third-quarter beat, growth in North America sales
Telecoms stocks rose 1.97%, driven by Sweden’s Ericsson, which jumped 10.8%.
—Karen Gilchrist,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
Yet in the public mind, the new economic agenda was largely overshadowed by a problem the reformers had not anticipated: the highest inflation in four decades.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
But the real star here is nature, something that Post Hotel & Spa Lake Louise is careful not to overshadow.
—Laura Studarus, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2024
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Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Read more Crude oil prices fall more than 4% as looming surplus overshadows Iran-Israel tensions
Ericsson shares jump 7% on third-quarter beat, growth in North America sales
Telecoms stocks rose 1.97%, driven by Sweden’s Ericsson, which jumped 10.8%.
—Karen Gilchrist,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
Yet in the public mind, the new economic agenda was largely overshadowed by a problem the reformers had not anticipated: the highest inflation in four decades.
—Andrew Prokop, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
But the real star here is nature, something that Post Hotel & Spa Lake Louise is careful not to overshadow.
—Laura Studarus, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Overshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overshadow. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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