shadow
noun
a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
shadowlike
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a word derived from
shadow.
Example Sentences
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Her characters are anonymous, shadowlike creatures who seem to take turns living first in feverish madness, then in tiresome mediocrity.
From Time Magazine Archive
Everything had gone all right, I thought, until Estraven had appeared shadowlike at my side last night.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Underneath a shadowlike tunic of dark blue chiffon there was a glint of pale gold, a sort of gold and silver sheath which encased the form of the waxen lady.
From The Guests Of Hercules by M. Leone Bracker
At first all the boys could see were dark, shadowlike objects in the water that, after remaining under the glare of the lights, suddenly dashed away in the gloom.
From Three Boys in the Wild North Land by J. E. Laughlin
That, too, she took quietly, and turned away, gliding shadowlike down the stairs to send out the servant for the doctor.
From The Black Eagle Mystery by Geraldine Bonner
