crepuscular
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Crepuscular rays are beams of sunlight which pass through gaps in the clouds, made more visible by particles such as dust and smoke in the air.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2018
Reported by Dorothy Ferenbaugh/New York and Roger Witherspoon/Atlanta Sir Frederick Ashton gives a new twist to an old story Crepuscular clouds drift lazily across a Crayola orange sky.
From Time Magazine Archive
The selections�Carnival, Mojo Woman, Crepuscular Air�have an engaging funky, blues-flavored quality, abetted by some light and witty Allison solo flights on the piano.
From Time Magazine Archive
Crepuscular creatures, like fireflies, bats, and deer, are especially active at dusk and dawn.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
He held his hand more or less on the pulsing actualities of the town, and at one time or another he took Truesdale to most of his clubs—the Crepuscular, the Consolation, the Simplicity, the Universe.
From With the Procession by Fuller, Henry Blake
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