Sentence examples for looked a shadow of from inspiring English sources

Certify, a Group One winner in 2012, has looked a shadow of her former self.

and Kessiakof looked a shadow of the rider who had led the 2011 Vuelta.

Mellberg was the only fit first-team regular O'Leary had omitted but Villa looked a shadow of a Premiership side.

"We looked a shadow of the team that won the first two games," the Reds coach Karl Harrison admitted.

He reportedly suffered a stroke last summer and in rare appearances since has looked a shadow of his former paunchy self.

The same fate may yet meet Jose Mourinho, whose defending champions have looked a shadow of their former selves this term.

Italy look a shadow of their former selves, particularly frail in defence.

In contrast, Hull look a shadow of the side that started the campaign in such promising fashion.

Dobrynska looks a shadow of the athlete who racked up a world indoor record score to beat the Briton in Istanbul in March.

What is more worrying about the loss on Sunday is the 49ers look a shadow of the team they have previously been under Jim Harbaugh.

Instead however, rather than the dual threat phenomenon from last year, the former Heisman trophy winner has returned looking a shadow of his once trailblazing self.