in the shadow of
idiom
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.
Examples of in the shadow of in a Sentence
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As a follow-up to her March 10 concert in Tijuana, Laferte performs an outdoor show tonight in the shadow of San Diego’s Petco Park.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
Held over Memorial Day weekend, the Boulder Creek Festival brings together more than 30 bands and entertainers for four days of outdoor performances in the shadow of the Flatirons.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
Slowly, the cloud drifted toward downtown and dissipated over the city’s riverfront where, in the weeks following the blast, nearly all 34,000 tons of the rubble were dumped in the shadow of the Heart of America Bridge.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
The new film is again a delicate evocation of Okuyama’s memories from elementary school, this time an exploration of a period when the director semi-seriously practiced figure skating in the shadow of his sister, a competitive ice dancer.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
This week may be about advertising and open bars, but stars are ultimately what inspire people to wait in line for an hour in the shadow of the FDR.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Ten cabins sit among the pine forests, adjacent to the eponymous lake and in the shadow of mountains.
—Julie Destefano, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
Any new psychiatric taxonomy develops in the shadow of the old.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
As many as 50 people gathered in the shadow of Arizona State University's Mountain America Stadium, calling for Palestinian liberation.
—Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2024
George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2024
Held over Memorial Day weekend, the Boulder Creek Festival brings together more than 30 bands and entertainers for four days of outdoor performances in the shadow of the Flatirons.
—Sarah Kuta, The Denver Post, 21 May 2024
Slowly, the cloud drifted toward downtown and dissipated over the city’s riverfront where, in the weeks following the blast, nearly all 34,000 tons of the rubble were dumped in the shadow of the Heart of America Bridge.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
The new film is again a delicate evocation of Okuyama’s memories from elementary school, this time an exploration of a period when the director semi-seriously practiced figure skating in the shadow of his sister, a competitive ice dancer.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024
This week may be about advertising and open bars, but stars are ultimately what inspire people to wait in line for an hour in the shadow of the FDR.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
Ten cabins sit among the pine forests, adjacent to the eponymous lake and in the shadow of mountains.
—Julie Destefano, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
Any new psychiatric taxonomy develops in the shadow of the old.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
As many as 50 people gathered in the shadow of Arizona State University's Mountain America Stadium, calling for Palestinian liberation.
—Helen Rummel, The Arizona Republic, 6 May 2024
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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 1 Jun. 2024.
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