They lived in Northumberland and were, as far we could make out, a fairly shadowy presence.

His shadowy presence leaves the movie without a solid center around which to spin its tales.

Now Alviarin almost felt the woman's shadowy presence following and watching.

The one-armed man seemed to stand in his way at every turn, a shadowy presence he could not quite escape.

An immense but shadowy presence in American music moved a little more into the light.

At 76, Steinbrenner is more of a shadowy presence than a looming threat.

Many of the characters are shadowy presences in the book, as they left few paper traces.

Despite the shadowy presence of their subject matter, however, the images hold viewers at a distance.

Several times last evening he was sure that there was a shadowy presence in his apartment.

Left behind was a shadowy presence that fled instantly into the mist.