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

The historian Michael Casper has recently raised questions about Mekas’s conduct during World War II, and the way he may or may not have shaded his reminiscences of the period.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2022

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

It may have shaded through the fore-wing from beneath, and over the back wing from above.

From Moths of the Limberlost by Stratton-Porter, Gene