Overshadow
overshadow (verb) -
a. When a larger thing (tree) casts its shadow over a smaller thing (person)
b. Be more impressive (think taller thus casting a shadow)
c. When an pleasant event makes things unhappy (think a dark shadow)
a cliff overshadows
a masterpiece overshadows
a tree overshadows
almost completely overshadowed by
completely overshadowed by
was largely overhsadowed
in part overshadowed by
overshadowed by the success of
overshadowed by his successor
by whom he has always been overshadowed
performance overshadowed
completely overshadowed
a consideration that overshadows others in importance
was soon overshadowed by
should not be allowed to overshadow
completely overshadowed by
overshadowed all others
overshadowing this is...
overhsadowed by protests
overshadow a rival
performance overshadows
issue overshadows
prejudices overshadow
Example sentences:
* A dark and sinister cliff overshadows the small town.
* Her masterpiece overshadows all of her later writing.
* Sally's performance overshadowed Jill's.
* Her competitive nature often overshadows the other aspects of her personality.
* Her performance completely overshadowed her kid sister's in this drama.
* Our new line of computers completely overshadows all previous lines.
* Recent failures overshadow the successes that the agency has had.
* They are the glamour girls of the catwalk, whose looks, legs and lifestyles often overshadow the designers whose clothes they wear.
* Overshadowing the town, the massive cliff loomed.
* Overshadowing this is the ominous presence of the former owner of the company waiting for chance to regain control.
* "An enormous oak tree stood overshadowing the cottage."
* "The City bomb, the largest since the Harrods bombing in 1984, was a clear attempt by the IRA to overshadow the election and demonstrate an ability to strike at will at the heart of London."
* The need to collect our accounts outstanding so we will have enough working capital to stay in business is one consideration which overshadows all others in importance.
* "It is a commonly stated opinion that the quality of work produced by sub-contractors is below the standard of that achieved by directly employed labour, particularly where pride in workmanship is overshadowed by a potential increase in earnings."
* The author's concern for good ideas overshadows his ability to be sensitive to other people's needs.
* The American Medical Association stated that the loss of health care workers to hepatitis B virus overshadows the risk of AIDS and is almost entirely preventable.
* It is easy to let this feeling of tragedy overshadow his story, but that would be wrong.
* This small success by the opposition should not, however, overshadow Labour's continued triumph.
* Economics should not be allowed to overshadow humanitarian considerations.
* The problems examined here should not be allowed to overshadow the fact that 15,000 people are experiencing great satisfaction, involvement and a sense of achievement from this project.
* The wider debate has to some extent, tended to overshadow the narrow issue in this legal case of who actually owns this plot of land.
* For many people, this practical issue will overshadow the refinements of scientific investigation, but this would be a pity.
* A panel interview ensures that one person's particular prejudices do not overshadow the entire selection procedure.
* If these conflicts dominated the past, they look set equally to overshadow the future.
* She was unable to exorcise the demons that had scarred her childhood and turned her into a rebel whose talent to shock would ultimately overshadow her singing ability.
* They allowed their private problems to overshadow their public duties.
* The manager had the reputation as being someone who could't bear talent or personality overshadowing himself.
* They hoped that his resignation would overshadow the debate.
* He didn't want to overshadow John Smith's impressive debut as leader of the political party.
* The debate about integration of handicapped and disabled children in ordinary schools should not be allowed to overshadow the movement for curriculum reform in the schools themselves.
* In these three bestselling novels the frothy dialogue and sparkling wit tend to overshadow the deeper philosophical issues at stake.
* The killings overshadowed the peace talks.
* The peace talks remain overshadowed by tension and the fear of violence and humiliation.
* "Various groups of psychotherapists and psychologists took it up, but hypnotherapy was soon overshadowed by the development of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic movement, which relied on free association instead."
* This minor issue was soon overshadowed by all the hype about CFCs.
* Her disability was soon overshadowed by her strength of character.
* Even in his Arkansas power-base, US President-elect Bill Clinton was always overshadowed by England basketball star Alan Bannister.
* The scandal overshadowed all the success they had been able to achieve during the year.
* "The aim of the exhibition is to show the quality and variety of Jordaens's work and to reassess where he stands in relation to Rubens, by whom he has always been overshadowed."
* It will be used as the basis of the development and be overshadowed by its successor.
* The meeting was in part overshadowed by the crisis in Yugoslavia.
* During the campaign, however, broader EC issues were almost entirely overshadowed by the controversial issue of abortion.
* The fine points of economic policy issues were soon overshadowed by the need to deal with the problems of the general decline of demand during the Great Depression.
* The need for fairness has overshadowed the search for a simpler pricing system.
* There it crouched, hump backed on the hill, overshadowing everything round about, a Behemoth.
* "From being one prince among many others he became the most powerful ruler in Europe, richer even than the Emperor, and completely overshadowing his own nominal overlord, the King of France."
* The new state was beset by many problems but overshadowing all was the Dutch refusal to hand over New Guinea.
* "Shallow cake overshadowed by thick marzipan and uneven, poor-quality icing which nonetheless tasted delicious." (Description from restaurant review)
* "One problem overshadowed all other problems in the meeting, and you know what problem that is...."
* The achievements of the father were completely overshadowed by those of the son.
* "The talks, inevitably, were overshadowed by public demonstrations of support for the elderly leader which in turn contributed to a wave of public resistance to the policies of the Chinese government itself."
* "Instead of feeling sorry for yourself and resentful towards others, you should endeavour to find permanent solutions to problems that have overshadowed your day-to-day existence for some time."
* John Smith was overshadowed by his brother William Smith who was also a dedicated revolutionary.
* The crisis overshadowed the talks between the two countries.
* "The point is to resurrect the lives of women obscured by their more famous male spouses or contemporaries; but too often these have been so effectively overshadowed that the biographies are pious constructions rather than reconstructions."
