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
Recent Examples on the WebFor outfielder Mike Yastrzemski and many others in attendance, their presence was overshadowed by a man who played only four games in Major League Baseball.—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 See all Example Sentences for overshadow
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of overshadow was
before the 12th century
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