Definitions

Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word over-shadowed.

Examples

  • Beaumarchais's play, about the lustful count's determination to bed his servant on the night before her wedding day, has tended to be over-shadowed by Mozart's opera, but in its day it was considered a scandalous shocker, described by Napoleon as "the revolution in action."

    This week's new theatre 2011

  • If you disagree with taxes, why don't libertarians plan their own event, instead of joining, and being over-shadowed by, conservatives?

    Be an American: Tea-bag the White House. - Feministing 2009

  • But in the middle of the 20th century, when the Communist Party came to power, the city became an afterthought, over-shadowed by the country's nearby capital.

    Breaking From the Party Line Mitch Moxley 2011

  • Few have mentioned rape in response to this case, the reality of the act over-shadowed by the resentment and ire that Amber Cole has drawn from many.

    Mark Anthony Neal: Amber Cole is My Daughter Mark Anthony Neal 2011

  • A plate of queen scallops on the half shell with chorizo crumbs and garlic butter was only over-shadowed by the quality of its companions.

    Restaurant review: Aurelia 2011

  • With the event heavily over-shadowed by tension over Chinese currency policy and bilateral trade imbalances, there were no breakthroughs.

    EU Must Act Fast and Share Knowledge With China Dirk Jan van den Berg 2010

  • Beaumarchais's play, about the lustful count's determination to bed his servant on the night before her wedding day, has tended to be over-shadowed by Mozart's opera, but in its day it was considered a scandalous shocker, described by Napoleon as "the revolution in action."

    This week's new theatre 2011

  • An explosive doubling in the residential grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) solar market, gains in the solar heating and cooling market, and a tripling of utility grid-tied PV installations was only over-shadowed by increased optimism by the investors.

    Baseball and Fun in the Sun 2010

  • An explosive doubling in the residential grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) solar market, gains in the solar heating and cooling market, and a tripling of utility grid-tied PV installations was only over-shadowed by increased optimism by the investors.

    Rhone Resch: Baseball and Fun in the Sun 2010

  • He is obviously over-shadowed by Hillary Clinton, not only on the debate circuit, but in the basic experience required to qualify as the leader of our country.

    Obama campaign shifts focus to general election states 2008

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.