half-light
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It was impossible to tell what was happening just offshore in the half-light.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024
In “Resurrection,” Rebecca Hall speaks for seven minutes, in the hushed half-light of an office after hours, to an intern she has been mentoring.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2023
Somaliland’s half-light existence as an unrecognized state has complicated its pandemic response.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2022
There is a palpable sadness that emanates from her image of a shell-shocked Lennon standing in the ghostly half-light, but she much preferred another portrait she made in the same session.
From The Guardian • May 19, 2020
Milo looked up, very surprised, and noticed for the first time, in the half-light of the room, a pleasant-looking old lady quietly knitting and rocking.
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
