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living in the shadow of

living in the shadow of is the present participle and gerund 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 living in the shadow of

What is living in the shadow of the present participle and gerund of?
Living in the shadow of is the present participle and gerund of live in the shadow of.

Words near living in the shadow of in the dictionary

  1. living in each other's pockets
  2. living in hope
  3. living in sin
  4. living in the moment
  5. living in the past
  6. living in the shadow of
  7. living internet theory
  8. living it up
  9. living language
  10. living languages
  11. living large

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