flicker
Example Sentences
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At its center, a flickering candle was the only source of light.
From Literature
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Thousands of lightning bugs were dancing a flickering rhythm all around us.
From Literature
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“The flickering light from the lamps in the projectors is reminiscent of the fire in caves when people gathered and shared stories,” he adds.
From Los Angeles Times
The sound of Billie Eilish drifted overhead as candles flickered along every visible surface of Boom, the penthouse lounge crowning the Standard hotel in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District.
Was there a flicker of suspicion in his voice?
From Literature
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