Examples of 'only a shadow' in a sentence
Meaning of "only a shadow"
This phrase is a metaphorical expression that suggests a person or object has little significance or influence, often being overshadowed or unnoticed in comparison to something or someone else. It conveys a sense of being insignificant, unimportant, or lacking in substance or depth
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only a shadow
The tabernacle was only a shadow of what was to come.
Seeing a shape when it was only a shadow.
That temple was only a shadow of things to come.
The object in the sky is only a shadow.
The law is only a shadow of the true.
Without people next to you you are only a shadow.
He saw only a shadow behind the door.
But death is now only a shadow.
You are only a shadow passing through.
You would catch only a shadow.
You are only a shadow beneath my throne.
Even if his tail is only a shadow.
He was only a shadow of his former self.
Left yesterday only a shadow.
He became only a shadow of what he used to be.
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At least he believed it was only a shadow.
The past is only a shadow behind us.
Only a shadow of the mind.
Sales pitches are only a shadow of what they used to be.
The torturer of the Golgotha had crucified only a shadow.
Today we see only a shadow of what we once saw.
The fact that three years later the reporter was only a shadow of its former self.
He is only a shadow of himself for a while.
Which one was only a shadow.
To die is only a shadow that leads to the light.
But these are frankly inadequate and are only a shadow of past promises.
There was only a shadow of where it had been.
Lisa feels being left and recognises herself only a shadow of Kazusa.
Death is only a shadow to the believer.
What happened on Yom Kippur was only a shadow.
The covenant is only a shadow of good things to come.
The Sabbath of the Old Testament was only a shadow.
It was only a shadow theater.
What you think of as pain … is only a shadow.
It is only a shadow of what it used to be.
But these animal sacrifices were only a shadow of the real sacrifice.
Now only a shadow persists.
Or it may be only a shadow.
She was only a shadow of her former self after her illness.
The Sabbath day was only a shadow of Christ.
I am only a shadow of the man I used to be.
It is currently only a shadow of that.
It 's only a shadow of what it used to be.
So far it was successful to grasp only a shadow of the real nature of friendship.
Only a shadow remains: The source of the tone.
The old covenant was only a shadow of what would come.
It 's only a shadow of the Light and he has nothing but that shadow.
After a while, he was only a shadow of its former self.
Only a shadow in your mind ;.
We saw only a shadow.
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