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

To the east, a shadow detached itself from the horizon.

It was as if a black shadow detached itself from the gulf of shadows below her.

After a few minutes a shadow detached itself from the curtains and walked over to him.

A shadow detached itself from the house and came swiftly toward them.

One shadow detached itself from the others and appeared at the head of the straightaway.

It was as though a shadow had detached itself from one building and had passed over to the other.

Two shadows detached themselves from the wide tree in front of her.

He froze as a shadow detached itself from behind the base of a crane off to one side.

A little shadow detached itself from the larger one.