Sentence examples for was a shadow of from inspiring English sources

A decade later, Olds was a shadow of its former self; its sales had fallen by two-thirds.

Everywhere was a shadow of death.

There was a shadow of defeat over the improvised classroom.

Lescott was a shadow of the Everton defender.

That, too, was a shadow of their worst fears.

There was a shadow of transaction between the demonstrators and the state.

Colleagues whispered behind her back, saying she was a shadow of the person she once was.

When last seen there was a shadow of antagonism underneath the surface of their complete comradeship.

But the Livingstone of the past year was a shadow of the brand in its heyday.

By last week "Millionaire" was a shadow of its former self.

But Mr. Gray, writing in The Guardian, said Mr. Rafferty's success was a shadow of what it might have been.