semidarkness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of semidarkness
Example Sentences
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From its first painterly images, of the face of Meryl Streep, sad and tender and lovely in the semidarkness, the film declares its artistry, its sensitivity and its theme.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023
Feeling as though I were walking through a Victorian cabinet of curiosities, I groped in semidarkness past enigmatic exhibits to the sound of chirping crickets and waterfalls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2018
“I carefully patrolled the fence in the semidarkness until I came upon a beautiful sight: six feet of stout rope dangling onto the ground from the fence,” Bagdikian wrote.
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2017
Standing on the concrete floor in semidarkness, he played one long, unbroken improvisation that defied the conventional limitations of the instrument, if not the laws of physics.
From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2016
We spoke that way almost every evening, remaining in the synagogue long after all the faithful had gone, sitting in the semidarkness where only a few half-burnt candles provided a flickering light.
From "Night" by Elie Wiesel
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