Collocations for "shadowing"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shadowing" in context.
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shadow
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [haunting, looming, dark, sinister] shadow
- a [tall, long, large, small, wide] shadow
- the [trees, posts, lights] cast [tall] shadows
- her shadow grew [taller]
- a [fleeting, mere, simple] shadow
- [follow, see, watch, observe] your shadow
- a shadow hung over the [party, ceremony]
- a [stranger, man, figure] appeared from the shadows
- the other [team, player] was just chasing shadows
- the shadow of [guilt, dishonor, blame] hang over her
- [plagued, tormented] by the shadow of [guilt]
- (live) in the shadow of [war, conflict, destruction]
- (has) cast a dark shadow over
- was a shadow of his former self
- is afraid of his own shadow
- had (dark) shadows under her eyes
- a shadow on the [ground, wall, sidewalk]
- in the shadows of the night
- without [a, the, any] shadow of (a) doubt
- [innocent, guilty] beyond any shadow of (a) doubt
- make shadow puppets (with your hands)
- UK: a member of the shadow [cabinet, government]
- UK: the shadow [minister, chancellor, secretary]
- shadow [a suspect, the criminal]
- shadow a [doctor, lawyer] (at work)
- shadow them for [a day, an hour]
- the [project, deadline] is shadowing over me
- the [incident, death] shadowed the [match, meeting, trip]
- the [trees, bushes, buildings] shadowed the [house, lawn, sidewalk]
- [sadness, fear, anxiety] shadowed her face
- UK: a member of the shadow [cabinet, government]
- UK: the shadow [minister, chancellor, secretary]
- making shadow [puppets, rabbits] (on the wall)
'shadowing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):