half-light
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of half-light
First recorded in 1615–25
Example Sentences
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In “Resurrection,” Rebecca Hall speaks for seven minutes, in the hushed half-light of an office after hours, to an intern she has been mentoring.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
The room where the picture was taken is the "Eighteenth Century Room" and the photo has a rather painterly quality, with its rich red and gold colours, the King portrayed in half-light and half-shadow.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2022
Cody stayed behind, but she and Michael kicked out in the frigid water, and in the half-light, Renee could see the shore around her wreathed in smoke, and orange flashes of flame.
From The Guardian ● May 5, 2020
He has returned to better understand his son, who left his home state of Kentucky as a young man for a life his family could never fathom and conveniently kept in a half-light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2019
Mariela had made a wrong turn exiting the stage in one scene, then sort of U-turned and scampered off in half-light.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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