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