The phrase "shadowy image" refers to a vague or unclear picture or representation, often lacking details or clarity. It can imply that something or someone is mysterious or not easily understood. Full definition
Rolls Royce continues to test our imagination by dropping shadowy images of the upcoming (indianautosblog.com)
Back to the camera, silhouettes and blurred shadowy images are common techniques depending on the genre. (knockinbooks.com)
«The Trial» translates Kafka's masterpiece into eloquent words and icy, shadowy images of dread, underscored by a melancholy Baroque dirge, the Adagio in G by Albinoni. (filmnoirblonde.com)