hard light
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“The light in the sky is actually bouncing off the clouds, so the clouds are a diffusion rather than a straight-up hard light source.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
One wears sprinkles like confetti or a glaze sticky as the night and waits under hard light at an airport coffee counter.
From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026
His natural instinct is to seek out the untold, unflattering story, to shine the cold, hard light of reality on a guy who seems too good to be true.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2019
“This is why I didn’t come down sooner. I’ve got an upgrade for Ami, Alex. You remember hard light, yes?” she managed a knowing smile.
From The Verge • Feb. 13, 2019
“Just a sec, Aunt Heidi,” I say, and whip the plaid tent off over my head and avoid looking too close at my soft body in the hard light.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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