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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But for an overwhelming majority of residents, RideSD’s dream is overshadowed by the reality of a woefully inadequate transit system and our county’s immutable geography.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Arguably the hypervisibility of these celebrities overshadowed the work of groups like La Cole, but there is no way to know if the media would have given organizers this attention without celebrity involvement.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
In its latest fiscal year, Dell generated approximately $95–96 billion in revenue, but the most remarkable growth stemmed from servers and networking, which grew at a rate that overshadowed the rest of the company.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
And since the movie is premiering at Sundance, it’s probably destined to be praised in a way that overshadows its quality of hermetic gloom.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Arguably the hypervisibility of these celebrities overshadowed the work of groups like La Cole, but there is no way to know if the media would have given organizers this attention without celebrity involvement.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026
In its latest fiscal year, Dell generated approximately $95–96 billion in revenue, but the most remarkable growth stemmed from servers and networking, which grew at a rate that overshadowed the rest of the company.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
And since the movie is premiering at Sundance, it’s probably destined to be praised in a way that overshadows its quality of hermetic gloom.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Overshadow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overshadow. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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