shades of

phrase

—used to say what or who one is reminded of when looking at or thinking about someone or something

a former actor who's now a politician—shades of Ronald Reagan

Examples of shades of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Be sure to plan at least one evening on-property to catch the sunset, when the mountains are painted in shades of pink and purple before giving way to a sky filled with twinkling stars. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026

Lanterns does finally get to a more sophisticated place midway through the season, casting new shades of meaning on its John-Hal dichotomy through secondary characters, their varied relationships with fear, and the passage of time. — Judy Berman, Time, 14 Aug. 2026

Come fall, the forests turn shades of gold and crimson, before snow and evergreens dominate the landscape in winter. — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

In that are shades of Woodstock 1994, where Green Day and the crowd flung mud at each other, and Dirnt wound up getting his front teeth knocked out by a security guard who mistook him for a fan. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for shades of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove