How to Use shadowy in a Sentence

shadowy

adjective
Definition of shadowynext
Synonyms for shadowynext
  • He had only a shadowy idea of what they wanted him to do.
  • She was pursued by a shadowy figure.
  • And that shadowy figure, which those on the night watch catch glimpses of.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Much of the time, what each uncovers is the shadowy crooks and swells of the other.
    — Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
  • In the corner of the room stands the black, shadowy figure from Jessie’s nightmares, The Dark Thing.
    — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Of course, the moment the man leaves, Karl starts fiddling with the light, causing one of the few sources of light in the shadowy room to hang askew.
    — Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
  • The group shot the song’s shadowy and smoky video in Pearl’s basement, which matches the tune’s dark and resilient tone.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The details of Lai Tek’s mission in Malaya are shadowy.
    — Richard Collett, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2022
  • The mood is shadowy, the palette a turbulent chiaroscuro.
    — The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The video game publisher confirmed the breach, which could be a boon to the shadowy world of cheat-makers.
    — Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 10 June 2021
  • Without more transparency—even in crude form—we're left to the whims of shadowy A.I. forces.
    — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 7 July 2021
  • My vision is fuzzy and there are shadowy faces leaning over me.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2021
  • Deep below the surface of the South China Sea, a glow-in-the-dark creature swam through shadowy waters.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
  • What about the stories that the people around David are violent and shadowy?
    — Edward Kiersh, SPIN, 11 Feb. 2023
  • One of its 14 drawings depicts a strangely small door in the wall of a shadowy basement.
    — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2020
  • In the footage, a secret bookshelf door opens to reveal a shadowy room full of Batsuits.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2022
  • In the more shadowy corners of the crowdsourcing industry, the use of child workers is overt.
    — WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023
  • But even the most harmless videos were skewed as suspicious proof of shadowy fraud.
    — Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2020
  • After a half-decade of lurking, the shadowy group was suddenly brought into the light of day.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Bathers rushed out of the water and stood on the shoreline, pointing, as a large, shadowy figure cut through the clear water.
    — Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 5 Aug. 2024
  • But, sadly, in the real world, there is also a shadowy part of AI usage too.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
  • The chicken landed in a shadowy corner of the barn, next to an animal that seemed to be hiding.
    — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2023
  • We're left with a final, shadowy shot of Driver, as a centaur, standing on the beach.
    — refinery29.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Or he was trapped in a dark corner as a shadowy menace walked toward him.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Oct. 2020
  • And inside one man’s involvement in the shadowy U.S. body trade.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The country's shadowy spy agencies have found ways over the decades to off their enemies.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, Fox News, 21 Aug. 2020
  • As always, the forest floor was dark and shadowy, the sunlight swallowed up by the upper canopy.
    — Rachel E. Gross, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Mar. 2022
  • As the case deepens, Bosch finds that there are powerful, shadowy forces at work.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 25 June 2021
  • Even the camera seems to fear the grunting, shadowy demon in Nosferatu.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The building is a sensory overload: creaking wood boards, smokey interior, shadowy book shelves, glow of dancing flame.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024

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