Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. From LearnThat.org. [Aesop, Source: Fables, "The Dog and the Shadow," 6th century, BC]
A shadow over his happiness. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He received little recognition working in the shadow of his father. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The poor child was his mother's shadow. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He felt secure in his father's shadow. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The woman here, her face lost in shadow, is someone I would like to learn about. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » The marrow of storytelling] Reference
You're pathetic and what I refer to as shadow Canadians. From Wordnik.com. [CTV News RSS Feed] Reference
One definition of a shadow is a region where light is blocked. From Wordnik.com. [Lorca’s The Song of the Barren Orange Tree : Jeffrey McDaniel : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference
The word "shadow" is used in many different ways in the novel. From Wordnik.com. [The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl: Questions] Reference
In the latter case, we had lined up what we called a shadow government. From Wordnik.com. [Turmoil and Triumph] Reference
Methinks that what they call my shadow here on earth is my true substance. From Wordnik.com. [Moby Dick, or, the whale] Reference
From the spiritual perspective, the shadow is a subtler aspect of the divided self. From Wordnik.com. [Deepak Chopra: How to Dispel Darkness (Part 2)] Reference
For example, it is considering legalizing portions of what it calls the shadow-lending sector. From Wordnik.com. [Stratfor -] Reference
She wonders if this feeling is like the indescribable fear, "which he calls the shadow," which sometimes attacks her younger child. From Wordnik.com. [George Borrow The Man and His Books] Reference
It was in shadow again and she drew a long breath. From Wordnik.com. [Tish] Reference
He thinks his shadow is Jebus following him around. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » McConnell Claims Larry King Is ‘Better’ Than U.S. Interrogators At Questioning Terrorists] Reference
They are commonly known as shadow people or shadow beings. From Wordnik.com. [UFOArea News] Reference
If your shadow is shorter than you are, get out of the sun. From Wordnik.com. Reference
That leaves it almost perpetually in shadow near the water. From Wordnik.com. [Veniceblog:] Reference
She lies athwart the lands, and her shadow is over the seas. From Wordnik.com. [The Empire of Mankind] Reference
To be a man without a shadow is bad, as the film director Paul. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow] Reference
The giant constitutional shadow is still cast across the land. From Wordnik.com. [Communicating in the New North American Market] Reference
"You're not making much vitamin D when your shadow is shorter," he says. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Gottlieb: The Easiest Way to Prevent Colds and Flu] Reference
"There comes not a cloud that its shadow is not wanted," said aunt Miriam. From Wordnik.com. [Queechy] Reference
He went back to his seat where, hidden in shadow, he could watch and listen. From Wordnik.com. [Spice and the Devil's Cave] Reference
"I thought the whole land was in shadow to you, Winnie, because I cannot buy it.". From Wordnik.com. [The Hills of the Shatemuc] Reference
The reaper and ninja shadow is one piece (square and rectangle paper respectively). From Wordnik.com. [Origami Freaks] Reference
And then the green light trembled in the glass; it was the shadow from the tree outside. From Wordnik.com. [The Garden Party, and Other Stories] Reference
The velvet shadow is scything its way across the arena, but hasn't quite reached us yet. From Wordnik.com. [There is no such thing as a bullfight] Reference
This tender story of a young black man whom he describes as a shadow moving between worlds. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 5, 2008] Reference
That shadow is the sanction that will follow him, long after he's back in the Steelers 'huddle. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Roethlisberger at a crossroads] Reference
In addition, it is a form of threat, which resides in shadow and is nearly impossible to predict. From Wordnik.com. [Translantic Relations and Security Policy: Common Interests, Values and History] Reference
They learned that the shadow is shortest when the day is half gone, and they called that time midday. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Robert's Geography (Uncle Robert's Visit, V.3)] Reference
The weekend has come at Augusta National, and Woods 'shadow is larger than any magnolia on the grounds. From Wordnik.com. [Perry emerges from Woods' shadow at Augusta] Reference
The word "squirrel" means "shadow tail," from the Greek word for squirrel, skiouros - skia, shadow, and oura, tail. From Wordnik.com. [The Acorn] Reference
At this call a shadow darted from the end of the apartment and clung, lithe, graceful, almost transparent, to the window. From Wordnik.com. [The Companions of Jehu] Reference
He is doing quite well, I believe, but it was sad to have such a shadow from the German Christmas tree, and he a stranger. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846] Reference
As a general rule, use a solar oven when your shadow is shorter than your height or when the UV Index is seven or greater. From Wordnik.com. [Solar Cooking Archive Newsfeed] Reference
Xander, cloaked in shadow in a long shot, gets her bags out of the back of the car and brings them to the front of the building. From Wordnik.com. [The Worst Movie I Have Ever Seen - The Death Of Xander] Reference
Rules of thumb to avoid sunburn is, if your shadow is shorter than you are, then the sunlight is too strong and you can get sunburn. From Wordnik.com. [We Blog A Lot] Reference
If your shadow is shorter than your body-length, you must protect your skin with extra clothing, sun cream or by moving into the shade. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
Leaving most of the world in shadow lets readers fill in very high rez pictures where you don't have the throughput in the printed page. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: July 31, 2005 - August 6, 2005 Archives] Reference
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