shades of

Idioms and Phrases

A reminder of a person or situation in the past. For example, He really played a fine game for a fifty-year-old—shades of his high school triumphs , or They found themselves alone on the beach—shades of their childhood summers together . [Mid-1800s]

Example Sentences

You invested these weather sequences with six shades of tornado gray that enhance each storm’s villainous vibe.

From Los Angeles Times

The young women, wearing dresses in various shades of pink, one of the sorority’s colors, softly sang their national hymn.

From Los Angeles Times

The bluish shades of the work reminded viewers of large expanses of the sea or sky.

From BBC

They need to see the shades of grey in the famous black shirt.

From BBC

But by the time Agatha Harkness’ body instantaneously rots and decomposes into a bed of flowers in shades of her signature purple, her death inspires something closer to sadness rather than cheer.

From Salon