flicker

Example Sentences

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With her sharp features, geometric haircut and form-fitting black ensembles, she’s a Bond villain minus the martial arts skills — icy but with a flicker of feeling, which makes her interesting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

"As the visible light began to flicker and dim, the infrared light spiked. Which could mean that the material blocking the star is hot -- so hot that it's glowing in the infrared."

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

It was a gutty recovery by Alcaraz, but Zverev’s performance was also a bit of a flicker for men’s tennis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Thus far, it has been the only diabolic flicker he’s displayed.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

She had to be exaggerating, he thought, but there was no flicker of humor in her face.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell