How to Use shading in a Sentence

shading

noun
  • Both shapes sit on top of a blue shading with tiny blue and black dots.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 2 Feb. 2022
  • The rind should have a bright sheen and have a spot of creamy, yellow shading on one side.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026
  • Kingery was playing deep in the hole and shading toward first.
    — Matt Breen, Philly.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • Other than the shading, the plants do no harm to your crape myrtles.
    — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Ask your stylist for smaller weaves and fewer harsh dropouts for shading.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 24 May 2026
  • The details, such as the shading on the mountains, are great.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • With margins that close, Wolfe knows there’s scant room for shading.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Control weeds through mulching and shading by the trees themselves.
    — Noris Ledesma, miamiherald, 22 June 2017
  • There are now great programs to help with the coloring and the shading.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2022
  • The outline must be approved by the artist and shading will cost extra.
    — Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Mindless shading builds the mental space to focus on the tunes.
    — Matt Miller, Esquire, 1 Feb. 2016
  • But face makeup and blush and shading and everything like that?
    — Amy Kaufmanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2019
  • The Gouraud shading method is still used by creators of video games and cartoons.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 9 June 2023
  • On one end, the firm, hard point allows for precise shading and filling.
    — Jessica Prince Erlich, The Cut, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The items won’t look too perfect or flat, and will include shading and dimpling.
    — Rhonda Richford, WWD, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Their memories of their lives before are vague, the barest shading of a time and a place.
    — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026
  • The stronger the signal, the more blue shading appears within the box.
    — PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Then smudge it out with a medium shading brush; doing the same on your bottom lash line, too.
    — Julianne Carell, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2017
  • Our free pumpkin carving pattern will show you how to get the shading on this adorable tiny pooch just right.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2022
  • They are also used to overdraw lips or as a shading tool to make lips appear larger and fuller.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2024
  • That meant less shading for the Atlantic, allowing the sun to heat it more.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The minuscule nib has a teardrop shape for artful sculpting and stealthy shading.
    — Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Tasha brought a three-piece band that matched the nuanced shadings of her folk-soul compositions.
    — Greg Kot, chicagotribune.com, 22 July 2019
  • At best, at mid-eclipse, very observant people will notice a dark shading on the moon’s face.
    — Sarah Brookbank, The Enquirer, 30 June 2020
  • At best, at mid-eclipse, very observant people will notice a dark shading on the moon’s face.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Just a few feet can make an hour’s difference in the amount of shading, therefore in the vigor of the turf.
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 20 Feb. 2020
  • The darker the shading, the greater is the level of confidence.
    — Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
  • The idea is to use shading and patterning to fool the eye into seeing slimmer legs and butts.
    — Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 10 Apr. 2018
  • The duo planned on sealing the 35 vents in his home, which is surrounded by a thick shading of trees.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 27 Oct. 2019
  • But the context in which the work exists can give it a political shading.
    — Marina Harss, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2017

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