play of light
Example Sentences
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The interior play of light from day to night across Whishaw and Hall’s faces is its own dramatic arc as Hujar’s details become an intimate testimony of humor, rigor and reflection.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
"The play of light and shadows and texture makes these paintings dynamic."
From BBC • Nov. 1, 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
The inking of the panels, with its dramatic play of light and shadows, is squarely within the tradition, but a singular creative decision sets Walsh above his influences: his use of color.
From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2022
She could hear the dragons screaming as she led the boy back to the door, and see the play of light against the bricks, reflections of their fires.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
