in the shadow of
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1
: very close to
a town located in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains
2
: in a position of being unnoticed because all the attention is given to someone else
She grew up in the shadow of her very popular sister.
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The film’s few anecdotal elements—as when a squire ritualistically but strenuously dresses Roca, lifting him by the waistband and tightening the fit as if to leave bulls no loose fabric to catch by the horn—cast the bullfighter’s entire existence in the shadow of danger and death.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
For someone who’s been raised in the shadow of a zombie apocalypse, Spike has always lived in the absence of death.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2025
The Bengals agreed to allow the music center in the shadow of Paycor Stadium if the county purchased Hilltop.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The new stadium is taking shape in the shadow of the existing home of the Tennessee Titans.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 June 2025
For someone who’s been raised in the shadow of a zombie apocalypse, Spike has always lived in the absence of death.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 June 2025
The Bengals agreed to allow the music center in the shadow of Paycor Stadium if the county purchased Hilltop.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The new stadium is taking shape in the shadow of the existing home of the Tennessee Titans.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the shadow of
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“In the shadow of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20shadow%20of. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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