A shadow detached itself from the other shadows and a man stood in the road looking toward the house.

As he opened the door of his vehicle and stepped out, three shapes detached themselves from the shadows.

His form detached itself from the shadows as I whispered a return.

Sure enough, two more figures detached themselves from the shadows and moved to block her retreat.

As he stepped out of the Hummer, a dark form detached itself from the shadows and moved toward him.

A figure detached itself from the damp shadows of the street, and walked towards him.

A darker shape detached itself from the shadows among the trees.

A figure in a green robe detached itself from the shadows near a hallway.

The movement detached itself from the shadows, a new kind of shadow, a different form.

A dark shape detached itself from the deep shadows of the room.