How to Use shadowy in a Sentence

shadowy

adjective

• He had only a shadowy idea of what they wanted him to do.
• She was pursued by a shadowy figure.
• And that shadowy figure, which those on the night watch catch glimpses of.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2023
• Much of the time, what each uncovers is the shadowy crooks and swells of the other.
  — Audrey Wollen, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
• Of course, the moment the man leaves, Karl starts fiddling with the light, causing one of the few sources of light in the shadowy room to hang askew.
  — Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
• The group shot the song’s shadowy and smoky video in Pearl’s basement, which matches the tune’s dark and resilient tone.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2023
• The mood is shadowy, the palette a turbulent chiaroscuro.
  — The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
• Deep below the surface of the South China Sea, a glow-in-the-dark creature swam through shadowy waters.
  — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2024
• What about the stories that the people around David are violent and shadowy?
  — Edward Kiersh, SPIN, 11 Feb. 2023
• In the more shadowy corners of the crowdsourcing industry, the use of child workers is overt.
  — WIRED, 15 Nov. 2023
• After a half-decade of lurking, the shadowy group was suddenly brought into the light of day.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 26 Jan. 2024
• But, sadly, in the real world, there is also a shadowy part of AI usage too.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
• The chicken landed in a shadowy corner of the barn, next to an animal that seemed to be hiding.
  — Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2023
• The second moon’s umbra — the shadowy area that darkens the Earth during an eclipse — would also cover twice the area that the first moon does.
  — Matt Benoit, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
• Menudo, the delectable Mexican soup of chewy tripe, has the power to yank you out of the shadowy depths of a hangover.
  — Cesar Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2023
• Cognitive dissonance is a hard thing to portray, but the movie’s shadowy vibe does a good job of it.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2022
• Realignment has proved to be a shadowy game of chess in the past, so expect the unexpected.
  — Dallas News, 9 Feb. 2023
• That shadowy outfit disbanded last year in the wake of scandal.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2024
• Her gaze has a shadowy complexity to it, a soft smile; on her irises are white points.
  — Teju Cole, New York Times, 25 May 2023
• Dark circles, which can range from shadowy to almost bruise-like, may be one of the toughest things to address with skin care.
  — Lindy Segal, harpersbazaar.com, 16 May 2023
• There’s a reclining nude in the position of Manet’s Olympia, with a cat, and a painting of nine nudes, all female, and one shadowy man.
  — Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2024
• Menendez has denied the charges and blamed a shadowy cabal trying to tarnish his name.
  — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2023
• Her style is starker and more stylized, with bold blacks as backdrops or in shadowy figures in the foreground.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
• Shirlee’s house was a shadowy place choked with listless bodies, a roaring TV, and bold roaches.
  — Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
• For example, Mia’s features become sunken and shadowy, a hellish voice emerges from her mouth and the pupils of her eyes become black.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
• But beneath the dance-y beats, a shadowy undercurrent runs through Pinku’s lyrics.
  — Krystal Rodriguez, Billboard, 20 Apr. 2023
• Glaciers stretched for miles, many jaggedly cut by crevasses that plunged hundreds of feet into a shadowy abyss.
  — Sunset Magazine, 4 Nov. 2022
• Several design schemes are available, from a deep shadowy blue with dark wood to a bright coastal peach and silver.
  — Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 3 June 2023
• This palette provides a shadowy selection of shades that are perfect for a night out.
  — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2022
• Many of those paying it forward may be ardent fans of the film, not shadowy megadonors with political points to score.
  — cleveland, 26 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024