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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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For outfielder Mike Yastrzemski and many others in attendance, their presence was overshadowed by a man who played only four games in Major League Baseball.
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Karen Norris/Staff The 2019 election brought new political divisions to the fore, with old class divides overshadowed by issues such as Brexit, when the U.K. left the European Union.
—Katie Marie Davies, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2024
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic For some groups, the stress of planning a holiday overshadows the excitement of actually escaping somewhere awesome.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
More than 850 people work in the more than 150 small businesses and restaurants that line the boulevard, but the bustling stretch still sits under the radar, its workaday roots overshadowed by Sacramento’s more high-profile retail districts.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
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Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024
Karen Norris/Staff The 2019 election brought new political divisions to the fore, with old class divides overshadowed by issues such as Brexit, when the U.K. left the European Union.
—Katie Marie Davies, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2024
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic For some groups, the stress of planning a holiday overshadows the excitement of actually escaping somewhere awesome.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2024
More than 850 people work in the more than 150 small businesses and restaurants that line the boulevard, but the bustling stretch still sits under the radar, its workaday roots overshadowed by Sacramento’s more high-profile retail districts.
—Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
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“Overshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overshadow. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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