shroud
noun
a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
has shrouded
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present perfectof shroud (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In her dissent, Sotomayor said Alabama has shrouded its execution protocol in secrecy, releasing only a heavily redacted version.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
An apocalyptic orange haze has shrouded the Manhattan skyline, and noxious brown clouds have been clearly visible in satellite images.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 7, 2023
The shadow that has shrouded the Nationals since they came into existence is at worst preventing and at least delaying their sale.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2023
Returning to the scene of the crime in “Boulder County, Colorado,” 1983, Adams photographed fire-blackened pines on the mountain as tortured, twisted victims, surveying a valley that smog has shrouded into invisibility.
From New York Times ● Jul. 13, 2022
Neither the speaker nor his cause was adapted for the highest flights of eloquence; but Sallust has shrouded Adherbal's weakness in excellent language.
From Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War by John Selby Watson
