play of light
Example Sentences
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"The play of light and shadows and texture makes these paintings dynamic."
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2024
“The trees, the seasonal changes, the play of light and shadows across the city. I have given myself over to beauty, wonder, and gratitude. The world is amazing … I’ve never felt it so deeply.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024
And for a moment, even if it is just a play of light on a laptop: all is calm, all is bright.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2022
Makepeace has a background as a sculptor, and he uses gradated color deftly to suggest curving, 3-D forms and the play of light across the telescope’s complex components.
From Washington Post • Dec. 22, 2021
Ivy’s face was dreamy and soft and kind—even now, Ivy looked like she was imagining artwork in her mind, like she was studying the play of light on everyone’s face.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
