Example sentences for: shadowy

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

  • In its obituary of Tudjman, the Times of London said he had had a "shadowy relationship" with the United States.

  • Here he goes into other shadowy corners of the biography--the 1931 suicide of Hitler's half-niece Geli Raubal; rumors about irregularities in Hitler's sexuality and physiognomy (what Hitler biographer Alan Bullock calls the "one-ball business"); the endlessly debatable question of when exactly Hitler made up his mind to launch the Final Solution; and, thorniest of all, the question of his sincerity, the degree to which he believed what he said and believed in what he did.

  • Hard-drinking locals down poncha (sugar-cane brandy, lemon juice, and honey) in shadowy bars, while grizzled old fishermen play cards or repair their boats, awaiting their next trip.

  • Though their antecedents are still shadowy, they were much influenced by the Olmec.

  • Add the shrill vocals of former Sex Pistol John Lydon, and the result is Leftfield's hectoring "." Drench a track in shadowy atmosphere, and the result is the ominous soundscape of Tricky's "." Combine '50s "space" music, French pop balladeering, and Marxist catch phrases, and the result is such Stereolab confections as "." Transpose the cyclical rhythms of dance music (and work by minimalist composers like Steve Reich) to guitars, and the result is the hypnotic disorientation of My Bloody Valentine's "." Include reggae rhythms and quotations from Indian and Arabic music, and the result is the ethno-techno of Loop Guru tracks like "."


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