shadow
noun
a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
had shadowed
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past perfectof shadow.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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It won both games, never trailed, gave up just a goal and won its group handily, playing with a verve and confidence that erased all the doubts that had shadowed it coming in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
But the mystery that had shadowed him for nearly two years was finally resolved.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
But the title drought had shadowed a consistently strong franchise.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2020
Margaret Thatcher had been expected to appoint him to her cabinet as secretary of state for Scotland - he had shadowed the job in opposition for four years - if he had won that year.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2017
Rumor, that wingless bird, had shadowed over the town.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
