The shadows receded before the power of his Additive Magic.

The giant shadow of Arnold Morgan which had hung over the United States Defense Department for so many years had not receded.

Though Van Morrison's shadow has receded somewhat, R.E.M.'s influence remains (particularly on "Miller's Angels"), as does Neil Young's ("A Long December").

Like an optical illusion, the mocking shadow receded with every stride I took.

The revelation so amazed her that the shadow growing over her sight receded, and she watched him straighten his shirtsleeve self-consciously and wipe a bead of moisture from the corner of his right eye.

Already the shadows were receding from the room and she could see the darkness where his eyes were and the lighter line of his beloved lips.

The shadow had receded.

The shadows receded ahead of him, staying the same, and the dripping never came any closer.

The shadow under the foot receded until the dark-haired man, now looking gentler than Grassione had pictured him, had lifted the foot an arm's length above him.