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The plane’s window shades remained closed for the entire flight, and a guard at the front of the plane shouted at anyone who spoke.—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 But other questions have more subjective answers, like who gets to decide whether the window shade is up or down mid-flight?—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025 It’s also designed to reduce the risk of injury, such as falling trying to reach a window shade high on the wall or getting in an out of a tub.—Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 In the summer, Stern relies on metallic window shades, installed outside the house, to keep that heat at bay.—Sam Bloch, Time, 28 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for window shade
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