WordNet
n. something that reminds you of someone or something; "aren't there shades of 1948 here?"
Usage examples of "shades of".
The Ard Rhys intended to visit the shades of the Druids at the Hadeshorn to ask their advice on the matter.
The King of the Silver River sees the future better than anyone, better even than the shades of the Druids.
They led to the chambers reserved for the shades of Oghma's blessed scholars and bards.
He soon found himself padding through grim streets crowded with the faceless, emotionless shades of the elder False.
The shock of seeing the visions and being touched by the shades of the dead rendered me unconscious.
She supposed that the shades of the Aoi would have no trouble tracking them down no matter what the weather, but she'd be damned if she'd stand here waiting for them to take her unawares from the back.
The rippling water was gray, the trees thrusting up from its banks gray-green, the grass dim and dingy, the wildflowers different shades of dusky gray.
Almost before they knew it, the afternoon was gone, the evening settling in across the Anar in dark shades of gray and violet, and the sun sinking slowly from view.
He could hardly determine what was robe, what was wall, or if more than shades of shades swept before him.