Example sentences for: overshadow

How can you use “overshadow” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • For many years it was the longest bridge in the world, and the huge structure seems to overshadow the town, which sits on the banks of the river below.

  • But like the German newspaper Die Welt, which titled its editorial "An Historic Day," Le Monde said the compromise shouldn't overshadow history.

  • Some critics worry that the magnificent building will overshadow the art it houses, which will be mostly borrowed from the museum's New York branch.

  • Their primary (stated) goal - to determine the cause of the patient's confusion - appeared to overshadow concerns for pain relief.

  • 1) The Lewinsky scandal may overshadow the State of the Union, one of Clinton's last chances to "set out a distinctive programme for government."


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