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The phrase "casting a shadow on" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used metaphorically to indicate that something is negatively affecting or overshadowing another thing.
Example: "The recent scandal is casting a shadow on the company's reputation."
Alternatives: "dimming the light on" or "overshadowing".
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At the first gallery, he inspected Kelly's "Gray Curved Relief": two joined panels, with the jutting top panel casting a shadow on the one below.
He was alluding to the fact that about 200 feet of the three-mile-long Tappan Zee Bridge cross over the northernmost portion of Grand View, casting a shadow on the area in more ways than one.
The young king holds a small wooden peg and places a crown on top of it; shining a light behind it, he suddenly becomes that peg, casting a shadow on each of the walls as he journeys from one land to the next, before landing in a small diorama, in a cabinet drawer to the side of the stage.
Foreclosure signs lined the American landscape, casting a shadow on more than 3.5 million homes.
As he bent over the laundry basket, his cross swung away from his chest, casting a shadow on the wall.
The conflict is also casting a shadow on the normally close relations between the United States and Canada.
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Latency issues like the ones Twitter experienced today cast a shadow on those ambitions, and makes it feel less reliable.
She casts a shadow on him.
Imagine a flagpole that casts a shadow on the ground.
The spotlight casts a shadow on McIlroy's work ethic.
"They will cast a shadow on the library.
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