overshadow
IPA: ˈoʊvɝʃˈædoʊ
verb
- (transitive) To obscure something by casting a shadow.
- (transitive) To dominate something and make it seem insignificant.
- (transitive) To shelter or protect.
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Examples of "overshadow" in Sentences
- The word overshadow here means, rather, to be diffused or spread over them.
- Even if the wines are well-made, will the name overshadow the success of the winermaker?
- Alliance have said that the proposals could "overshadow" any good work done by the group.
- COSTELLO: Well I have heard other actors in the movie kind of overshadow him with their performances.
- The custody battle and divorce case, he said last week, could "overshadow" his free-agent maneuvering.
- However, the difficulty there is finding someone who can demand the kind of budget the film needs while not having his name overshadow the character.
- He complained that his numerous offers to help the ailing insurer were rebuffed because of fears Mr. Greenberg would "overshadow" the current management.
- CANDY CROWLEY, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: And that's, you know, and that's the problem sometimes with some of these summits, with the G20 and G8 and -- is that other outside things tend to kind of overshadow what's going on.
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