How to Use a shadow of (a) doubt in a Sentence

a shadow of (a) doubt

noun phrase
  • Without a shadow of a doubt, a bright future lies ahead when this card is pulled.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 19 July 2022
  • The pandemic has cast a shadow of doubt over all sports, from high school to the professional ranks.
    Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Nov. 2020
  • And in the ability of learning functions to prove – beyond a shadow of a doubt – that their work was driving bottom line.
    Jill Griffin, Forbes, 16 May 2022
  • And the most important question, beyond a shadow of a doubt, is who decides what matters?
    New York Times, 18 June 2022
  • But Anastasiia, without a shadow of a doubt, wants to make her allegiances clear.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2022
  • Beyond a shadow of a doubt, this virus will be one of the very first serious pathogens that today’s infants—and all future infants—meet.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2023
  • While there has to be doubt about the exact accuracy of a track that was reconfigured in the rain just before the race, there’s not a shadow of doubt about the brilliance of the victory.
    Roger Robinson, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2022
  • The fast-spreading delta variant is clouding Americans’ hopes for a carefree summer — and casting a shadow of doubt over plans to get back to business as usual in the fall.
    Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2021
  • Yet there's a comparable cat-and-mouse thrill to the way Seo-rae and Hae-jun circle each other, the twin threats of betrayal and accusation casting a shadow of doubt over their dance.
    A.a. Dowd, Chron, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Even in places where there was never a shadow of a doubt about the political leanings of the electorate, election officials have found themselves under threat.
    Neil Vigdor, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Kash is an absolute animal lover, and Sinn is definitely his favorite, without a shadow of a doubt.
    Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
  • But for those rosarians who have experienced it in their gardens, there isn’t a shadow of a doubt that this phenomenon truly exists in some soils.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Evidence will prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, she’s unleashed a nimble, gory, hilarious whodunit.
    oregonlive, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Georgia Republicans have already mobilized the most robust ground game and poll watching operation in the state's history and are fully prepared to make certain that the integrity of next week's elections will not be cast under a shadow of doubt.
    Carly Roman, Washington Examiner, 30 Dec. 2020

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