Sentence examples for were a shadow from inspiring English sources
The Wallabies were a shadow of their best.
Reds boss Brendan Rodgers' former side were a shadow of themselves - distracted by Sunday's Capital One Cup final at Wembley - as they were dispatched 5-0 Anfieldeld.
Something just didn't seem right about the Croatian team, and they were a shadow of the side who had impressed so spectacularly in the group stage.
Albeit for the opening quarter of the match the Bundesliga champions were a shadow of the team that overran Barcelona in their semi-final.
They were a shadow of the side that beat England here in November 2007 and much less of a team than the side England beat 4-1 in Zagreb one year ago.
1967-68 European Cup semi-final first leg, April 24: Manchester United 1 (Best) Real Madrid 0 By now Madrid were a shadow of the side which dominated the first five years of the European Cup.
It is a shadow of itself.
There is a shadow round the tree:.
"Sollecito is a shadow," he told reporters.
