flat light
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Times were unimportant, however, as the racers who deigned to take to the Stelvio course finetuned their lines down the course in the kind of flat light that is also forecast for Saturday's medal race.
From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026
Daren looked around the country club billiard room, filled with white flowers and black-clad guests, curtains drawn against the bright, flat light of Tennessee winter.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 2023
The first run was held in flat light with snow falling.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023
In the gray, flat light of early-morning Portugal, I took the Aveiro line south from my home in Porto, passing fields of rice and hay.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2022
The sun, or flat light on a cloudy day, pours in from every window; if there are secrets here, it seems to say, the light will quickly find them.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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