in the shadow of
Meaning
Close to; in proximity to.
A small village hut in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains.
In a state of relative unimportance when contrasted to the stature, notability, etc. of another.
He works in the shadow of his father.
Examples
In beloved Iraq, blood is flowing between brothers, in the shadow of an illegitimate foreign occupation, and abhorrent sectarianism threatens a civil war.
Portugal was born in the shadow of the Catholic Church and religion, from the beginning it was the formative element of the soul of the nation and the dominant trait of character of the Portuguese people.
Half our days we pass in the shadow of the earth; and the brother of death exacteth a third part of our lives.
It was so hot today I saw a robin dipping his worm in Nestea. It was so hot today I saw a pigeon walking in the shadow of Orson Welles. It was so hot today that Burger King was singing, "if you want it your way, cook it yourself."
Terror, terror, terror. Life was a reign o terror in the shadow of the guillotine.
Love of the absolute engenders a predilection for self-destruction. Hence the passion for monasteries and brothels. Cells and women, in both cases. Weariness with life fares well in the shadow of whores and saintly women.