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 would be shades of orange and red.
From Literature
I wonder if he has spent too long among the shades.
Newspapers the next day were covered with images of the rebel French leader in his shades, with commentators likening Macron to Maverick from "Top Gun".
From Barron's
Nevertheless, photographs of Macron wearing the shades made the front pages of newspapers around the world.
On Monday, Giorgio Armani also presented velvets and cashmere of green, blue and amethyst shades, four months after the death of the legendary designer aged 91.
From Barron's
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