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twilight

[twahy-lahyt] / ˈtwaɪˌlaɪt /


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A twilight stroll through “Carved” at Descanso Gardens is like walking through a Halloween fairy tale, as exquisitely designed pumpkins surround and dazzle us in glowing installations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The fight arrives later than anybody wanted, with both in the twilight of their careers, but for years British boxing's biggest heavyweight rivalry seemed destined to remain a story of what might have been.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

For southern Canada, much of the US and northern Mexico, day becomes twilight and breathing outdoors without masks becomes increasingly difficult.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The shadow cast by the alignment of Sun and Moon creates a strange twilight during which temperatures drop, shadows appear at strange angles and some animals go to sleep.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

As soon as the platform was cloaked in twilight, Roz started cautiously creeping toward the tower.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Because of the longevity of their careers, too many people will remember them mostly in their twilights, which is a shame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2023

And there have been others who won as role players in the twilights of their careers, such as Gary Payton and Jason Kidd.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2023

And so many kids spend their twilights there still hoping and shooting and trying again until the night falls.

From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2023

Harris won a Tony Award — her fifth — for a performance that Kerr called a “generous, spiny, proud, bemusedly defiant, subtly yielding evocation of Emily Dickinson’s mornings, twilights, and sometimes busy midnights.”

From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2019

In the slow-fading twilights, the two women set their stage, gave cues for entrances and exits.

From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Elizabeth Ashe




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