shadows

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an area of darkness in which people and things cannot be seen:

Someone jumped out of the shadows and grabbed my handbag.

Without warning, a figure emerged from the shadows.

A second figure approached from the shadows.

From the shadows came an unfamiliar voice.

Last month, he was walking by the stream when a man suddenly stepped out of the shadows.

I can't help wondering what or who is lurking in the shadows.