Verb
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cast, shadow.
(idiomatic, figuratively, of an event, often a tragic one) To dampen future events.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgEvery man ought to be inquisitive through every hour of his great adventure down to the day when he shall no longer cast a shadow in the sun. For if he dies without a question in his heart, what excuse is there for his continuance? Frank Moore Colby
We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand. E. M. Forster
Who shall dare let his incapacity for hope or goodness cast a shadow upon the courage of those who bear their burdens as if they were privileges? Helen Keller
To light a candle is to cast a shadow. Ursula K. Le Guin
[I]t is not only men who may be harmed by preferences and quotas. In a number of ways, women could be harmed as well. To begin with, such policies could cast a shadow of doubt over women's genuine accomplishments. Steve Stewart-Williams
I don't care much for facts, am not much interested in them you can't stand a fact up, you've got to prop it up, and when you move to one side a little and look at it from that angle, it's not thick enough to cast a shadow in that direction. William Faulkner