shadowland
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shadowland
Example Sentences
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After a 56-minute shadowland odyssey, the machine drums reached a headbanging pitch; Harrington’s guitar squealed and ascended into gorgeous crescendo.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2021
It is in its exploration of Stoker’s shadowland that “Shadowplay” becomes most imaginative.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2020
This is more interesting cooking than you may expect from a restaurant with illuminated cocktails and a menu of plates sized for sharing, in the shadowland between appetizer and entree.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2016
Some, such as Steven Gerrard, the new captain, who scored both England goals against Hungary, survive, but at 35 Beckham has been consigned to a shadowland of thwarted promise.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2010
Did it mean that she had surrendered, then, at last, that she had finally accepted the situation, and that he was to enter this shadowland of hers beside her!
From The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)
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