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half-light

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




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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

Statues of Charlie Brown, Lucy and the ever-gleeful Snoopy stood amid redwoods in the half-light beyond the old Kress building.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2022

The room where the picture was taken is the "Eighteenth Century Room" and the photo has a rather painterly quality, with its rich red and gold colours, the King portrayed in half-light and half-shadow.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2022

Somaliland’s half-light existence as an unrecognized state has complicated its pandemic response.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2022

I hear a rustling nearby and squint in the half-light, but see nothing.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone




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