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Discover LudwigThe phrase "half in shadow" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is partially obscured or dimly lit, often creating a sense of mystery or intrigue.
Example: "The figure stood half in shadow, making it difficult to discern their features."
Alternatives: "partially in darkness" or "partly obscured by shadow."
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Her solemn face is half in shadow.
A high-country twilight had him half in shadow.
The face half in light and half in shadow.
It's also a role that's kept the outspoken Biden half in shadow for eight years.
Their staging in exhibitions often plays into their Hitchcockian qualities – they hang on a wall, half in shadow.
The duets then shifted, the women moving away from the wall with their own particular walk and the men sticking close to it, half in shadow.
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His patient, heavy horse and loyal retainer stand beside him, half shrouded in shadow, as he experiences the mystical truth of Christ's entire life, from alpha to omega, in an ecstasy of revelation mimed by his gesture and position: helpless as the newborn Jesus was at the Nativity, a baby in a manger, yet with his arms simultaneously outflung, as Christ's would be on the cross.
She turned, already in the doorway, half standing in shadow. .
How is it possible to discern letters no higher than an inch and a half in the shadow of what is to be the tallest skyscraper in New York City?
Also important are the time of day and positioning, balancing half of the image in bright sun and half in growing shadow.
There is Jack Benny in a serious pose, dramatically lit and half-buried in shadow, without a trace of his trademark deadpan smirk.
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