flickering

Example Sentences

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“Claude Code is one of the most broken pieces of software I’ve ever used in my entire life,” he says, citing flickering on-screen graphics, feature creep and a prodigious appetite for memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

With 10 minutes left on the clock, he is in a state of total immersion, his eyes glued to the flickering screen and a faint, almost imperceptible smile the only hint that victory is close.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

In the shadow of a tumultuous year, approximately one billion people worldwide tuned in to their flickering television sets to follow the monumental journey of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

It requires the audience to bring their own bad vibes to shots of religious icons on the wall and long takes of Evy clacking on her laptop, unaware of a flickering light behind her.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

We sat in the dark motel room with the light of the TV flickering.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri