Shrouded In: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
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Quick answer
Use “shrouded in” when something is hidden, covered, or surrounded by something such as darkness, mist, secrecy, or mystery.
Key details
Confusion Familyusage-construction
Rule Familyadjective or complement construction
Termsshrouded in
Further guidance
Construction
Use “shrouded in” when something is hidden, covered, or surrounded by something such as darkness, mist, secrecy, or mystery.
Style Boundary
Cambridge directly attests passive “shrouded in” in both physical and figurative examples. This page does not claim that every use of “shroud” requires this complement.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
Ablaze With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Abound In or With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Absorbed In: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Acceptable To: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Accessible To: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Acclaimed For: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
