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semidarkness

[sem-ee-dahrk-nis, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm iˈdɑrk nɪs, ˌsɛm aɪ- /






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From its first painterly images, of the face of Meryl Streep, sad and tender and lovely in the semidarkness, the film declares its artistry, its sensitivity and its theme.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2023

Feeling as though I were walking through a Victorian cabinet of curiosities, I groped in semidarkness past enigmatic exhibits to the sound of chirping crickets and waterfalls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2018

“I carefully patrolled the fence in the semidarkness until I came upon a beautiful sight: six feet of stout rope dangling onto the ground from the fence,” Bagdikian wrote.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2017

The houses fade into semidarkness during the courtroom scene, when a few extra pieces of furniture fill the front of the stage.

From New York Times ● Nov. 15, 2014

Vines dotted with cruel thorns ran through the semidarkness like barbed wire.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld


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