overshadow
to make someone or something seem less important or significant by comparison
Overshadow in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing overshadow in a sentence.
Her stunning debut performance threatened to overshadow the work of the seasoned veterans.
Her early prizewinning novel came to overshadow the subtler, more accomplished work she published decades later.
Using “overshadow” well
Overshadow means to make someone or something seem less important by comparison, or to cast a literal or figurative shadow over it. It often describes how one achievement eclipses another.
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