Certain
Certain adjective - Known but not named.
Shadowy
Shadowy adjective - Not seen or understood clearly.
Usage example: the shadowy area between tough interrogation and torture
Both words in one sentence
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Pride from Fullmetal Alchemist gets thrown around like a ragdoll during certain battles, but he attacks by launching shadowy tendrils from just about anywhere on his body or in his vicinity.
Source: Powers Do the Fighting -
One of them is an old, shadowy man with a very distinctive speech pattern that brings to mind a certain famous singer.
Source: Comic Book / Preacher -
If the player switches the POV to first person and carefully looks in a certain part of the background in two certain levels, a trio of shadowy, alien-like figures can be seen on the mountaintops, staring at the player.
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