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in the shadow of |
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in the shadow of somebody receiving little attention because someone else is better known or more skillful Tom was a good lawyer, but he was always in the shadow of his famous father. Usage notes: often used after live: Living in the shadow of a glamorous sister, Hilda was quiet and shy. See also: shadow in the shadow of something 1. near something Her house is located in the shadow of the state capitol. 2. influenced by something bad that has happened or could happen The children of the survivors lived their lives in the shadow of the Holocaust. The organization is trying to protect civil rights in the shadow of terrorism. See also: shadow How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As the water settled, I could see him lying huddled together on the clean, bright sand in the shadow of the vessel's sides. I was startled by a great patch of vivid scarlet on the ground, and going up to it found it to be a peculiar fungus, branched and corrugated like a foliaceous lichen, but deliquescing into slime at the touch; and then in the shadow of some luxuriant ferns I came upon an unpleasant thing,--the dead body of a rabbit covered with shining flies, but still warm and with the head torn off. By the way there came up a shower, which compelled me to stand half an hour under a pine, piling boughs over my head, and wearing my handkerchief for a shed; and when at length I had made one cast over the pickerelweed, standing up to my middle in water, I found myself suddenly in the shadow of a cloud, and the thunder began to rumble with such emphasis that I could do no more than listen to it. |
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