overshadow
verb (used with object)
to be more important or significant by comparison.
overshadows
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present tense formof overshadow (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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But history never overshadows the importance of a guest list, or a menu, or a catty social rivalry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The unwelcome trajectory for mortgage rates overshadows some positive news for home buyers: the recovery in housing supply, which has been constrained over the past few years.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
"When you have two quarks produced, the problem is that, when the two quarks go in opposite directions, the one quark overshadows the wake of the second quark," Lee says.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
Her illness can be fatal and I understand that, for the royal family, Mette-Marit's health overshadows everything.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
“The American public got a slight taste of the fear which overshadows the people of Europe constantly.”
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
