71.   Sadly, there is no way to reheat risotto so that it even loosely resembles its former self.

72.   Sadly, they thought, a marvelous athlete would only be a shadow of his former self.

73.   SanEp is but a poorly funded shell of its former self.

74.   She refers to her former self in the third person.

75.   Since then, I have managed to restore my computer to a shadow of its former self.

76.   Smith became a shadow of his former self by saying no to the meat and potatoes he was always told to eat.

77.   Some wonder whether the company will revert to its former self.

78.   Sure, the merchandise is different and some of the stores are gone, and those that remain are shadows of their former selves.

79.   Terrorism experts describe Carlos, a bit of a bumbler even in his prime, as a mere shadow of his former self.

80.   The company is a shell of its former self, plagued by debt, low morale and resignations.