shadow
noun
a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
have shadowed
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present perfectof shadow.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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Policy uncertainties have shadowed the insurance industry for months.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
The plant is located within a web of earthquake faults, and the prospect of a longer lifespan has reignited long-running disputes over seismic safety that have shadowed the plant since construction began in the 1960s.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
“I know directors who have shadowed 20 times and it’s like dangling this carrot,” Mosley says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2019
Sources told the newspaper that in the past, air marshals have shadowed a businesswoman, a Southwest Airlines flight attendant and even a fellow law enforcement officer.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2018
Some flitting thought seemed momentarily to have shadowed her spirit.
From The Good Time Coming by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
