flickering

Example Sentences

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With 10 minutes left on the clock, he is in a state of total immersion, his eyes glued to the flickering screen and a faint, almost imperceptible smile the only hint that victory is close.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

This unstable, indeterminate flickering sensation is what Mr. Lerner wants to evoke as he maneuvers his stories between the polarities of the real and the imaginary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

In the shadow of a tumultuous year, approximately one billion people worldwide tuned in to their flickering television sets to follow the monumental journey of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"The light would have been flickering in the stables and that can trigger horses," Williams said.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Something kept crawling over her body, flickering its antennae as it puzzled over the addition to its home.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer