shadow
noun
a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
was shadowing
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past progressiveof shadow.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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On one occasion, Johnson asked an engineer why he was shadowing him to learn about his role.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
His beloved Golden State Warriors were on TV, he had called for a post-workout pizza, and his golden retriever Leo was shadowing him step for step.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2016
In Beal’s case, that meant ignoring the fact that San Antonio’s Kawhi Leonard, the league’s reigning defensive player of the year, was shadowing him for most of the night.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2015
This time last year Lindo was shadowing a judge at the Old Bailey, having been the first in his family to go to university to read law at Queen Mary's College, London, Judge Worsley said.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2015
Kilgore Trout was shadowing him, keen to know what Billy had suspected or seen.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
