Examples of overshadow in a Sentence
The pitcher's outstanding performance should not overshadow the achievements of the rest of the team.
large trees overshadow the yard and darken the house for much of the day
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Actors like Eric Bogosian and Jason Schwartzman waltz in and schmooze it up as vampires living their best afterlives, completely overshadowing Denton, who’s stuck in noob-human mode and doesn’t progress much past that.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
The arrests have overshadowed the opening week around the league.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The heist was largely overshadowed by the brazen theft of $102 million worth of jewelry from the Louvre hours earlier.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Long overshadowed by Miami, Fort Lauderdale has quietly transformed into one of Florida’s most dynamic food cities.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
The arrests have overshadowed the opening week around the league.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The heist was largely overshadowed by the brazen theft of $102 million worth of jewelry from the Louvre hours earlier.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Long overshadowed by Miami, Fort Lauderdale has quietly transformed into one of Florida’s most dynamic food cities.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overshadow
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“Overshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overshadow. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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