Meaning of shadow of one's former self | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [C2]

Examples

“He is but a pale shadow of his former self.”

“Today, Shamian Island is a shadow of its former self. For the 85 years leading up to the first Opium War between China and Britain in 1841, it was the centre of the universe for foreigners doing business in China, being the only port open to foreign trade.”

“The woman who used to start the day with a Spin class with Suzanne turned into a mombie—a mom zombie who was a shadow of her former self. Showering was no longer important. Why bother?”

“But what unites many of these rural railways is that they are shadows of their former selves.”

“Sanctions have crippled the Iranian economy, reducing a top oil exporter to a poor and struggling shadow of its former self.”

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