shadowlike
- 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
Within the hotel, where the mosque lanterns glowed, one might catch a glimpse of the heads of dancers gliding shadowlike.
From Brood of the Witch-Queen by Rohmer, Sax
Down the arched court into the open space he ran, himself an athlete, but mocked by the swiftness of the shadowlike form which he pursued.
From Havoc by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
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 Bracker, M. Leone
