dimness

Example Sentences

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Ms. Haynes brings back the poetry of time, reintroducing terms such as “gloaming” and “dimpse,” which mean the dimness of twilight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The dimness of the shuttle gallery also assists in the immersive fantasy, both as an artistic choice and a practical one due to the shuttle’s sensitivity to light.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Fifteen dancers sit in dimness, supervised by some kind of overseer.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

Although the evolution and spectra of the event resembled a binary star merger, its dimness pointed to a star-planet merger instead.

From Science Magazine • May 3, 2023

On her right shin, visible even in the dimness of the indoor light, a thin pink scar jags down from her knee.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse