shades
Britishplural noun
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gathering darkness at nightfall
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a slang word for sunglasses
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(often capital) a literary term for Hades
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(foll by of) undertones or suggestions
shades of my father!
Example Sentences
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These letters haven’t been issued since the Civil War, but the parallel is obvious and creates shades of gray that could present major problems.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Journalists and some White House staff boarded Air Force One and were reportedly told to close their window shades.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
To help conceal the plot, which one anonymous U.S. official called a “deception operation,” White House officials made journalists aboard Air Force One close their window shades.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Family, friends and neighbors filled the frames with dancing and dominoes; their apartments painted in shades of mint, butter yellow and palomino pink, flecked with a patina cultivated by humidity and time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
What’s more, the crucial word “admits of infinite shades, from the very light to very dark. How am I to judge of the degree intended?”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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