shady character

collocation in English

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shady
adjective
uk
/ˈʃeɪ.di/us
/ˈʃeɪ.di/
sheltered from direct light from ...
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character
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ək.tər/us
/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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(Definition ofshadyandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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As ashadycharacter, he has an exceptionally heavy "chiaroscuro" on his face.
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Between each of the segments, ashadycharacteris seen to be casing the shop.
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There they meet ashadycharacterwho presents himself as a tourist guide and map vendor.
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There is a darker side to thisshadycharacter...
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He falls in with ashadycharacterwho promises easy treasure.
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It is important that the ambit of the clause is drawn widely so that shady characters cannot escape prosecution by claiming that they had not "issued" an advertisement.
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There has been a deal of press speculation about the somewhat shady characters who have become involved in aid for those young children in such desperate circumstances.
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The writer thus gradually lets the social beam into shady characters of the patriarchal circumstances.
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Big prize money and heavy betting attracted talented athletes as well as a range of shady characters.
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Riverboats and stagecoaches jammed the riverside city with a variety of newcomers, prospectors and shady characters.
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Outside of battle, monsters can assist with investigations via skills such as mind-reading and transforming into various key individuals in order to deceive shady characters into giving up critical information.
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Kolchak takes the same hotel room, walks into the same dive bars and befriends the same shady characters who last saw his brother before his disappearance.
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Alices dad has been dealing with some shady characters in the oil business.
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