How to Use overshadow in a Sentence

overshadow

verb
  • The pitcher's outstanding performance should not overshadow the achievements of the rest of the team.
  • The news has been overshadowed by the rest of the details of this.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
  • But that shouldn’t overshadow the blissful synth-pop of the song and one of the best choruses of the decade.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 13 May 2021
  • The Franklin fire, which scorched the hills just last month, has now been overshadowed by the firestorm that followed.
    — Calmatters, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Doesn’t try to overshadow them, just stays within the game.
    — Tom Lang, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2023
  • But changes in the near future could overshadow those of the recent past.
    — Steve Banker, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
  • The three days of the 2023 draft, however, were overshadowed by the goings-on of the big league club and its players.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2023
  • But most of the time it is overshadowed by the behemoth that is soccer.
    — Victor Mather, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But how Book performs in the next two months will overshadow his climb in Notre Dame’s record books.
    — Tyler James, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Nov. 2020
  • UConn won 76-59, but it was all overshadowed by the afterglow of the women.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 6 Apr. 2023
  • And already it has been overshadowed by his first hat trick.
    — Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • But it was overshadowed by the news of the day, the surprises sprinkled throughout the release of the Beavers’ first 2019 depth chart.
    — oregonlive.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Year by year and find by find, Megalosaurus was overshadowed.
    — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Do not overshadow the taste of the egg with too many ingredients.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Ja’Den McBurrows is not being overshadowed through the first half of the season.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Sep. 2019
  • The outlook overshadowed top- and bottom-line beats in the fourth quarter.
    — Sean Conlon,hakyung Kim, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Kaiserslautern’s fairytale run to the DFB Pokal was somewhat overshadowed by the club’s poor 2.
    — Manuel Veth, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • But on the ground in Gaza, the pause has been overshadowed by the apparently inevitable return to war.
    — Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
  • While the bridal party shouldn't overshadow the bride, their looks should still feel a little bit special.
    — Emily Rekstis, Allure, 8 May 2022
  • This team has too many players worthy of touches for one to overshadow the rest.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Don’t bring Rick back here, as that would just overshadow the existing cast.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Dublin restaurants have long been overshadowed by the city's thriving nightlife scene.
    — Aoife O'Riordain, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2023
  • That leaves investors surprised by the change, and the fear of the unknown can overshadow solid sales and revenue growth.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 7 Dec. 2022
  • But oftentimes the stress of the season and agony over what to get for certain people on your list can overshadow the fun.
    — Abby Kalicka, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Shades of Charles’ late ex-wife, Diana, whose glamour and drama overshadowed Charles the prince.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • After being overshadowed in the first debates last month, Mr. Sanders found himself in the spotlight for much of the evening.
    — Alexander Burns, New York Times, 30 July 2019
  • But all that winning and scoring doesn’t overshadow the defenses in the AFC North.
    — Star Tribune, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Simone Biles has overshadowed the sport of gymnastics for the better part of a decade, but hasn’t won an Olympic gold medal since 2016 in Rio.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 30 July 2024
  • The news of the prison attack was quickly overshadowed by an Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Qatar later that day, which caused no casualties, and the announcement of the ceasefire.
    — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • The news of the prison attack was quickly overshadowed by an Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Qatar later that same day, which caused no casualties, and the announcement of the ceasefire.
    — David Rising, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2025

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