Example Sentences

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How ironic that this is so often how she appears in the film: shrouded in darkness, barely visible, her eyes glowing through the shadows and begging for someone to see the real her.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

The facts remain shrouded in the fog of war, while social media was immediately flooded with misleading or fake images.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The roughly 38 minutes of music on “Electrical Field of Love” express a clear musical intent shrouded in sonic mysteries, with one unanswered question: What’s in the other five-plus hours?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The area was immediately shrouded in smoke, with debris scattered across the street and the smell of burning lingering in the air.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

We had breakfast in silence long after Papi left for work, Mami distant as another country, shrouded by something dark and grievous that we couldn’t break through.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago