flicker

Example Sentences

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"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

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

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

Travis Head – 8 – Any flicker of hope England might have had was snuffed out by a century from South Australia's favourite son in the second innings.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

And then you just see a little flicker in the eye and you go, “Oh, there’s something else going on. What’s happening?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

That flicker, that tiny modicum in Kamau’s eyes, was the part of him the hasira leaf’s poison couldn’t reach.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray