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lived in the shadow of

lived in the shadow of is the simple past and past participle of live in the shadow of.

Meaning of live in the shadow of

Verb

live in the shadow of (third-person singular simple present lives in the shadow of, present participle living in the shadow of, simple past and past participle lived in the shadow of)

  1. (idiomatic) To be overshadowed one's entire life, especially by a relative or predecessor.
    • Many historical personalities have lived in the shadow of great men; Harry Truman in the shadow of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Joseph Lowery in the shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Hank Aaron in the shadow of Babe Ruth.1995, Robert Smith, In the Shadow of C. L. Franklin
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see live, in, the, shadow, of.

Questions about lived in the shadow of

What is lived in the shadow of the simple past and past participle of?
Lived in the shadow of is the simple past and past participle of live in the shadow of.

Words near lived in the shadow of in the dictionary

  1. lived in each other's pockets
  2. lived in hope
  3. lived in sin
  4. lived in the moment
  5. lived in the past
  6. lived in the shadow of
  7. lived it up
  8. lived large
  9. lived off
  10. lived off the country
  11. lived on

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