1. The artist began adumbrating the outlines of the landscape before filling in the colors.
(Seorang seniman mulai menggambar garis-garis lanskap sebelum mengisi warna.)

2. The speaker was adumbrating his ideas for the upcoming presentation.
(Pembicara itu sedang menguraikan gagasannya untuk presentasi yang akan datang.)

3. The author was adumbrating the themes of his novel in the introduction.
(Penulis itu sedang menggambarkan tema-tema novelnya dalam pengantar.)

4. The professor was adumbrating the key points of the lecture on the whiteboard.
(Profesor itu sedang menguraikan poin-poin kunci dari kuliah di papan tulis.)

5. The detective was adumbrating the suspect's motives for the crime.
(Detektif itu sedang menguraikan motif pelaku kejahatan.)

6. The politician was adumbrating his plans for economic reform in his speech.
(Politikus itu sedang menggambarkan rencananya untuk reformasi ekonomi dalam pidatonya.)