shades of

Idioms  

1. A reminder of a person or situation in the past. For example, He really played a fine game for a fifty-year-old—shades of his high school triumphs, or They found themselves alone on the beach—shades of their childhood summers together. [Mid-1800s]

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Example Sentences

Sela reached into her bag and took out a small oval piece of hide, a strawberry in red and shades of pink just beginning to take shape.

From Literature

Now we were crossing the Grote Markt, the walls of the great cathedral glowing a thousand shades of gray in the crystal light.

From Literature

Unassuming from the outside, the shop opens into a huge ark of mortar-crusted brick and ribcage-like beams, with long dining tables displaying shapely vases, pitchers, teacups and plates in shades of apricot, amber and malachite.

From The Wall Street Journal

And we felt the shades of eternal night falling fast because at this point, remember, we supposed Miss Myrt Arbuckle was alive and kicking and drawing up her lessons for another nightmare year.

From Literature

“The two silvery cranes sparkle against the clouds. So many shades of blue and gray, it almost seems painted! Her skill is most extraordinary.”

From Literature