flicker
Example Sentences
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For that green flicker against all the brown.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
Much like stars shimmer when seen through Earth's atmosphere, pulsar radio signals also flicker as they move through space.
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 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
It gave fans a flicker of hope that stars like Bryson DeChambeau, who had joined LIV, would have a path back to competing on the PGA Tour.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
The lights flicker and the boogeyperson fades into the shadows.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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