Example Sentences

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She wrote that the government seemed to be concealing key information from the court and shrouding data in this studiously ambiguous language.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025

Even then, Reagan was helped greatly by the restive climate stemming from the Watts riots, widespread campus unrest and voter fatigue shrouding the incumbent, Jerry Brown’s father, Edmund G. “Pat” Brown.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

The tremors also triggered landslides, shrouding nearby villages in dust.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2024

The complete shrouding of our sun by the moon has mesmerized humanity for millennia — a moment in time when skies darken and stillness creeps in.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Revulsion, anguish in his heart, with both feet kicking out, he downed his chair, while the shrouding wave of mist closed on his eyes.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer