twilit
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of twilit
First recorded in 1865–70; twi(light) + lit 1
Example Sentences
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The majestic white steed in the title piece, “Death of a Rider,” rears up on a twilit beach, letting its rider tumble off like Icarus behind it.
From New York Times
Gaze upon a twilit sky, the endless shore, the receding vista, the inside of palm to forehead.
From Washington Post
Down below, the hotel’s daytime pool party is coming to a bass-heavy, twilit close.
From New York Times
Druks, for her part, “paints women with their animal familiars and pagan accouterments, still lifes of twilit tables set with magic objects, all in deep, jeweled colors, full of hidden dream meanings,” Janssen said.
From New York Times
A group of red-cheeked girls playing soccer, ponytails flying, their shouts and laughter carrying faintly over the velvety, twilit field.
From Literature
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