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half-light

[haf-lahyt, hahf-] / ˈhæfˌlaɪt, ˈhɑf- /




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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