filmy

Example Sentences

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Smoke lent artificial darkness and a filmy quality to the light in areas far from the conflagration.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025

Retired high court judge Anjana Prakash told HW news that his comment was “dramatic, filmy and laughable and it had brought down the level of judiciary”.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2024

For decades, researchers have assumed that the inevitable filmy buildup on electrodes inside rechargeable batteries is the driver of performance loss.

From Science Daily • Sep. 28, 2023

Ten giggling children, wearing short unitards or leggings or a filmy skirt just because, assemble on the long floor mats, managing to dance even when sitting down.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023

Amil and I would fight over the pit, loving to gnaw every bit of fruit off it, the filmy stickiness coating our hands and face.

From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani