Sentence examples for a certain shadow from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a certain shadow" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a specific, but not explicitly named, shadow, often implying a sense of mystery or ambiguity.
Example: "As she walked through the dimly lit alley, she felt the presence of a certain shadow following her."
Alternatives: "an elusive shadow" or "a particular shadow".

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She was born in 1937, a year that casts, I suggest, a certain shadow (when Stalin's purges were at their height).

But maybe not so curious, because those who had taken the money were aware of a certain shadow in these transactions and, in that shadow, the people who require darkness for the kind of work they do.

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She could convince you that a certain shade of eye shadow was really flattering even if you never wore eye shadow and had no intention of doing so.

I go to art school, so I've learned a lot about color theory and certain shadowing and techniques so there's overlap there.

For example, Poisson derided the theory that light is a wave because it predicted a bright spot should appear at the center of certain shadows.

In a certain light, the shadow effects on the sculpted surface of the Broad gives it an Op Art quality.

This truth casts a certain slant of shadow upon the notion of those vaunted (corporate) gatekeepers I keep hearing hearing about.

And there was that little matter of a certain curse that shadowed the club.

As Salmon (1989, p.47) puts it, "a flagpole of a certain height causes a shadow of a given length and thereby explains the length of the shadow".

The solar radiation on a certain cell of a shadow map is mathematically formulated for each pixel unit.

It is not therefore surprising that we should be seeing a certain amount of diplomatic shadow-boxing in the background, while both sides insist everything is normal.

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