flickering
Example Sentences
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He saw Bori’s flickering silhouette gripping the bars.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
To McKinnon, it comes down to the “tradition of humans telling a story by flickering light” harking back to prehistoric times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Absorbed students carefully threaded wires into junction boxes to make circuits connected to lights, bulbs flickering on one by one to signal a job well done.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
The world watched as Bad Bunny and his dancers performed on top of utility poles, accompanied by sparks and flickering power lines across the stage.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
The study was longer than she’d expected, a rectangular room bathed in the flickering golden light of several fat waxy candles.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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