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The phrase "a shadow of the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is a diminished or lesser version of something else, often implying a sense of loss or reduction.
Example: "The new film is merely a shadow of the original classic, lacking its depth and charm."
Alternatives: "a mere reflection of" or "a faint echo of".
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Lescott was a shadow of the Everton defender.
Owens painted a shadow of the pillar onto her canvas.
He added, "I am a shadow of the real deal".
"I saw a shadow of the creature," she said.
She is "The Woman Without a Shadow" of the title.
You don't have it yet, but you have a shadow of the beginnings of it".
He's a shadow of the man I know him to be.
The treaty signed on April 2nd was but a shadow of the ambitious draft.
It is a shadow of the country we hoped we'd left behind.
But recently, the former captain said, Tendulkar has become a "shadow" of the player he was.
"I am a shadow of the real deal," he said in an interview in 2007.
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