shades
Britishplural noun
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gathering darkness at nightfall
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a slang word for sunglasses
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(often capital) a literary term for Hades
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(foll by of) undertones or suggestions
shades of my father!
Example Sentences
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That sort of black-and-white thinking was always going to clash with the shades of gray in Christopher Nolan’s smash-hit adaptation of “The Odyssey.”
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
The beauty brand founder took selfies with Meta executives at the New York event while wearing the shades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has released a dazzling new image featuring more than 500,000 stars glowing in shades of red, white, and blue.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
At one Paris school on Tuesday, parents taped survival blankets to windows to lower the temperature inside and pooled their money to buy shades for the playground.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
There were only two small windows, which were closed with the shades drawn even though it was a nice day.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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