flicker

Example Sentences

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When the signal finally did flicker back into life there was a long silence before the voice of Christina Koch crackled back to mission control, evoking memories of the Apollo era.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 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

For that green flicker against all the brown.

From Salon • 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

It was long enough for her to see a flicker of defiance in his eyes.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat