semidarkness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of semidarkness
Example Sentences
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I keep a fast pace in the semidarkness, my breath coming out in a cloud, and when I find the turn off the main road, the sun is only just beginning to thaw the air.
From Literature
Juanita put the knife down and shook a cramp out of it in the semidarkness.
From Literature
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
As a haunting a cappella score builds momentum, they descend, twisting slowly through the semidarkness, until their chairs come to rest on the floor.
From New York Times
In the semidarkness of my parents’ bedroom, I flipped the pages to the table of contents.
From Literature
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