Example Sentences
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A lit candle flickered among the flowers, where a teddy bear was also perched.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Families, in their various flavors, have been essential to television since that light first flickered on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
The sound of Billie Eilish drifted overhead as candles flickered along every visible surface of Boom, the penthouse lounge crowning the Standard hotel in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
He also flickered in knocks of 18 and 36 in Hobart.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
“This is horrible,” shrieked the holographic librarian Mrs. Gause, as once again she flickered to frazzled life behind the circulation desk.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
