shade
noun
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
have shaded
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present perfectof shade.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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The ring probably would have shaded the hemispheres of the planet experiencing winter, while slightly increasing summer heat on the other half, Tomkins and co-authors suggest.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2024
Conflicts between presidents, Congress and the courts are a fundamental part of American government, Engel said, and plenty of presidents have shaded the truth about failings personal and public.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
But, again, the oddsmakers have shaded this line a bit too low, so we’ll just go the teaser route again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
The echoes emphasized the layers of loss that have shaded his life — and offered a glimpse of the vocabulary of grief he was assembling.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2020
I have in this sketch denuded the apse roof of its thatch, showing it in skeleton only; and I have shaded all timber work behind the platform, in order more clearly to define the latter.
From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Robert Wood Williamson
