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

Fears of the kind of city-wide lockdown that has shrouded Shanghai for a month are raising concerns for the world's second-biggest economy.

From Reuters • Apr. 26, 2022

Rise, my love! the moon, unclouded, Wanders o'er the dark blue sea; Sleep the tyrant's eye has shrouded, Hynda comes to set thee free!

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume IV. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles