Example Sentences
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He pointed out that the text – "such a shadowy, penumbrous, dark play" – is shot through with references to light and darkness, and stage effects that depend on shadows and deception.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 22, 2013
Sober and weighty the penumbrous atmosphere in which the young creator sits; but how calm, thoughtful, and beautiful the dim vision of his face, lit by the sheltered radiance of ethereal fancies!
From A Study of Hawthorne by Lathrop, George Parsons
