What is "cast a shadow"

Usage examples of "cast a shadow".

Melegaunt cast a shadow bolt after it, but it was impossible to say whether the spell bit its target or vanished into the bottomless depths without striking anything.

And, he could see, what remained of that woman had cast a shadow over the childthe soft gleam in Tattersail's sleepy eyes had darkened, somehow, and seeing it frayed the commander's already rattled nerves.

Qiwi swung out from their little nest, and moved quietly downward, careful not to crack branches or cast a shadow on the bottom moss.

If such a creature did not wish to be suspected, would it not remember to cast a shadow, leave footprints, eat bread and cheese?

The font in the center of the room cast a shadow that circled the chamber as the night passed.

This suited Gerard, who was preoccupied with his own thoughts, dark thoughts that cast a shadow over the beautiful panorama of the landscape sliding away far beneath him.

The gate-keeper was called away to help, and all the grooms are hunting& But Im ashamed to let our troubles cast a shadow over our hospitality.

Now, here, in the lee of the funnel assem-bly, this turbine housing should cast a shadow in the light thrown by the lamp above the door to the superstructure at A deck level.

Neither their guttering flames nor the days light could penetrate the shadow of his mask nor, oddly enough, did he cast a shadow.

And, he could see, what remained of that woman had cast a shadow over the child - the soft gleam in Tattersail's sleepy eyes had darkened, somehow, and seeing it frayed the commander's already rattled nerves.

He did not answer, only took the charcoal from his pocket and began to draw the outline of a door on the floor where it might have fallen if dark could cast a shadow.

The idea cast a shadow of memory, but whatever it was would not allow itself to be grasped and examined.

Yet the little light cast a shadow, Odile's shadow, before her, cold and black-edged, a shadow cut from the moon-stream.