gloam
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of gloam
First recorded in 1815–25; back formation from gloaming
Example Sentences
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I loved the walk home after work, a damp mist falling, the sky turning purple and the White House aglow in the evening gloam, so close that you could reach out and touch it.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2021
The summer was over too fast and suddenly I was back to Dublin’s autumn gloam, to my night job in a cinema, and to college, where I bumped into Rob again.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 30, 2019
Call thy sisters from the gloam, And, whilst I am on my way, Feast and frolic in my home,— Kiss the moonbeams, blanching white, Shrinking, shivering with affright!
From The Holy Cross and Other Tales by Eugene Field
A waning summer moon had risen since he arrived, and mingled its light with the grey gloam of the night, revealing the ornaments which Judith wore.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various
It is rest they're vainly seeking, love and laughter in the gloam, But they'll never come to claim it, save they claim it here at home.
From Just Folks by Edgar A. (Edgar Albert) Guest
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