Example Sentences

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Phoenix, writer-director Todd Phillips, and co-writer Scott Silver are shadowing Christopher Nolan’s version of the Joker from the movie The Dark Knight, as played by Heath Ledger.

From The Verge • Oct. 4, 2019

Rumors abound that child snatchers are shadowing the caravan, said Keila Castro, 29, who was begging by the roadside with her son Gerson, six, to raise money for a ride in a minibus.

From The Guardian • Nov. 2, 2018

Ahead of their implementation, staff from St Mary's Sexual Assault Centre in Manchester are shadowing barristers during trials to gain a greater understanding of the process.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2015

"We are constantly surrounded by people ... who are shadowing us, following our every move and looking for any excuse to detain us," Tolokonnikova said after her release.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2014

I alone know that I am being spied upon, that certain men are shadowing me ready to report every movement that I make.

From Madge Morton's Secret by Chalmers, Amy D. V.