semidarkness
Example Sentences
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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
“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
In the semidarkness of the cell, Pope Francis sat alone for five minutes to pray before an image of the saint.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 29, 2016
The moments of semidarkness between the play’s brief scenes are accompanied by acoustic guitar music that lends a new-age atmosphere to the show.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2016
He took out his wand and gave a great sweeping wave with it; at once, all the candles except those inside the carved pumpkins were extinguished, plunging them into a state of semidarkness.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
