Often conveys sadness or sympathy for someone's decline in ability or health.

Emotional Impact

Used figuratively to express a significant change, not to suggest someone is an actual shadow.

Not Literal

Implies a decline from a previous state, often gradually or due to specific events.

Creates a powerful image of something once full becoming insubstantial.

Especially apt for historic or cultural sites that have lost their former grandeur.

Conveys a sense of emptiness or a vacuum where something vibrant once was.