shadowy shape

Frequency: 6.87.1 per million words

a form or outline that is indistinct or difficult to see clearly

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Examples (10)

  • A shadowy shape moved stealthily in the darkness of the old house.
  • Through the thick fog, he could barely discern a shadowy shape approaching.
  • The detective reported seeing a shadowy shape disappear around the corner.
  • She described a tall, shadowy shape that seemed to glide rather than walk.
  • In the flickering candlelight, every object cast a distorted, shadowy shape.
  • The security camera captured only a vague, shadowy shape of the intruder.
  • As dusk fell, the trees outside her window became indistinct, shadowy shapes.
  • He felt a chill when he saw a shadowy shape standing at the end of the long corridor.
  • The artist used soft pastels to create a series of abstract, shadowy shapes.
  • From the corner of my eye, I thought I glimpsed a fleeting shadowy shape.