dimly
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I think you could start with the very basic cultural template of “romance” and do pretty well: Dimly lit dinners, love letters, walks holding hands, thoughtful gifts.
From Slate • Apr. 26, 2021
Dimly lighted streets force drivers to develop night vision.
From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2018
Dimly seen, the president’s head appears to be bandaged, and his face framed by what looks like a white pillow, as bearers lower him over the curb and through the crowd.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2015
Dimly some recalled that literary novelists did not use sentences just to get from A to B. Yet among our dozen, there were one or two who seemed wonderfully oblivious to formal trickery.
From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2011
Dimly, Emma heard Natalie ask Chess as he stood up and leaned in to watch, too, “Do you think this will explain the Gustano kidnappings, too, or just your mother going away?”
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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