How to Use flicker in a Sentence

flicker

1 of 2 verb

• A smile flickered across her face.
• The overhead light kept flickering off and on.
• Thoughts flickered through his mind.
• A TV was flickering in the background.
• The last film flickered off the reel in the Carroll Theatre in 1988.
  — Kevin Dayhoff, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2023
• Shaded cedar forests flickered the light and threw off a cool, loamy scent.
  — Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023
• For the first time since the start of the war, the group was transfixed by flickering images on a screen.
  — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 Aug. 2023
• The flickering strum of a wheeled double bass set the tone inside the Metro car.
  — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
• Through the hole, city lights could be seen flickering past.
  — Terry Spencer, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
• The reflection of the disco ball flickered off the wall as wind chimes played.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
• About 10 percent of the sun will manage to flicker past.
  — Gregory Barber, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2023
• The lights nestled in the agave plants outside begin to flicker on.
  — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2021
• It’s meant to be comforting to your eyes and won’t flicker, buzz, or glare.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Jan. 2024
• The lights would flicker, animals would show up dead in their yard.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2022
• In front of the photo, a single candle placed on an altar flickered in the breeze.
  — Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
• Many of us know the dread of a phone battery on 1 percent and the panic of watching its screen flicker out.
  — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
• Amid the gloom, a distant ray of light for the industry began to flicker.
  — Andrew Cockburn, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022
• Now, back at the Hoja Blanca health care station, the lights flicker back on in less than a day.
  — Michael Forster Rothbart, Scientific American, 10 June 2022
• The Sox have won three in a row to keep their longshot playoff hopes flickering.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023
• The lights of the town Christmas tree were turned off, replaced by flickering candles on the ground to honor the dead.
  — Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
• In the control room, the rest of the team waited and watched the images flickering on a large monitor.
  — Eva Holland, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2023
• Once the truck is ready, a green light flickers on and the truck is fully autonomous.
  — Alexandra Skores, Dallas News, 29 June 2023
• Every year on January 20, the lights in the Grand Ballroom are said to flicker at 10 p.m.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2021
• Now, however, the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel has begun to flicker.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2021
• The haze of copal incense smoke, flickering candlelight, and the low hum of prayer drew me in.
  — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
• To eat by flickering light, the overhead bulbs flipped off, the room brightened by candles and the Christmas tree.
  — Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 25 Dec. 2023
• One candle flickers out as the middle flame burns bright and the third remains untouched.
  — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024
• The image flickers as the drone drops down and the signal is interrupted, then goes blank.
  — David Hambling, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• The metal, fire-breathing beast grins into the flickering glare.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
• Candlelight flickers against the cabin wall as rain patters against the window.
  — Samantha Laine Perfas, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Feb. 2024

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flicker

2 of 2 noun

• Hugh reached out to her, and saw his hand start to flicker.
  — Charlie Dektar, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2021
• In winning three of their last four games, the Sox have seen a flicker of relief hope.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022
• But the Steelers still have a flicker of hope of getting to the postseason, and that’s enough.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2023
• Habitat: The gilded flicker can be found in a saguaro desert.
  — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2022
• One was a flea flicker that resulted in a 42-yard pass, which led to a field goal.
  — Gregg Doyel, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022
• This set includes a remote to turn the candles on and off, set a timer, and adjust the flicker.
  — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2022
• The familiar walls of your bedroom briefly flicker in front of you.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Oct. 2023
• The warmth of the Sauna, the flicker of a connection with Zippi were unthinkable.
  — Keren Blankfeld, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
• The lance corporal complied and lowered the blue flame to a low flicker.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Dec. 2021
• Lifting her head, Sassy anointed Shanna with the faintest flicker of a kiss.
  — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 4 July 2022
• The Rams are a different team with Kyren Williams and have a flicker of postseason hope.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• Ominous shadows flicker at the edges of the frame, and a terrible scream rings out while Tár is jogging in the park.
  — Becca Rothfeld, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2023
• Michigan botched a flea flicker on second down from the 31, pushing them back to the 38, and had to use third down to get back into range.
  — Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2024
• These Arhaus candles feature a hidden wick, and the LED lights flicker under the curved top.
  — Addie Morton, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
• The fire, fueled by wind, is believed to have started from the flicker of a barbecue pit.
  — Dallas News, 20 Mar. 2022
• Once the droplet is at just the right size and shape, the flicker rotates backward another 15 degrees.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 3 Mar. 2023
• Candles flicker along the stairs, transforming the gourds from artful to eerie.
  — Jessica Contrera, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2023
• In reality, the lights flicker to life about a breath or two after.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
• The connections around Dee Dee flicker away before much can be drawn from them.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Jan. 2023
• There was a flicker of hope the season-ticket holder could catch the Birds in Arizona until a wedding got in the way.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 2 Nov. 2022
• Add to that flicker-less technology and a blue light filter to shield from eye strain.
  — PCMAG, 8 Feb. 2023
• The play featured a little trickery, a reverse flea flicker that had NAU's safeties inching up as Wright moved to the deep right part of the end zone.
  — The Arizona Republic | Azcentral Sports, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2022
• But throughout the concert, the light fixtures shifted hues and flicker patterns from song to song.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
• As the flicker remains at the same angle, a droplet forms and gradually grows.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 28 Feb. 2023
• Running back Blake Corum spun around and pitched the ball back to McCarthy for a flea flicker, but the ball ended up on the ground for a loss of seven yards.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Jan. 2024
• Yet somehow both, in their darkness—even, in the case of No More, at the very edge of language—retain a flicker of optimism.
  — Sasha Frere-Jones, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022
• On the water, the lanterns flicker and drift, creating a kaleidoscope of color and light.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2023
• Inside his office, a bank of TV screens flicker with Fox News and other channels.
  — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
• The pack of 12 LED candles, which flicker like real candles, comes with a remote control shaped like a wand.
  — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
• The hope is that her faces will trigger a flicker of recognition in the general public, and wham—another cold case cracked.
  — Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024

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