twilight zone
noun
1
a
: an area just beyond ordinary legal and ethical limits
2
: a world of fantasy or illusion
Examples of twilight zone in a Sentence
He gets lost in the twilight zone of video games.
Recent Examples on the Web
Below the twilight zone is the midnight zone, which is from 3,300 to 10,000 feet.
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
So the top layer of the deep ocean beneath the sunlight layer, which ends at 600 feet, is called the twilight zone or the Mesopelagic.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
Scientists warn that the climate crisis could reduce twilight zone species by between 20% and 40% before the end of the century — and if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t curbed, recovery could take thousands of years.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
The manager was rude, the gate agent… missed my shows this feels like the twilight zone — marlon wayans (@MarlonWayans) June 9, 2023 So petty.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
The sea level was low, and weird-looking creatures that normally inhabit the deep twilight zone of the ocean were bobbing near the water's surface.
—Anvita Abbi, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
Gough and Bond streets sit in an urban twilight zone today.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2023
The twilight zone also a crucial habitat for marine life that dives in search of prey, like sharks, or lanternfish that hide in the twilight zone during the day and swim to the surface waters to feed at night.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
Take a stroll through their twisted twilight zone on view through May 6.
—Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 14 Apr. 2023
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Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
So the top layer of the deep ocean beneath the sunlight layer, which ends at 600 feet, is called the twilight zone or the Mesopelagic.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
Scientists warn that the climate crisis could reduce twilight zone species by between 20% and 40% before the end of the century — and if greenhouse gas emissions aren’t curbed, recovery could take thousands of years.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
The manager was rude, the gate agent… missed my shows this feels like the twilight zone — marlon wayans (@MarlonWayans) June 9, 2023 So petty.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
The sea level was low, and weird-looking creatures that normally inhabit the deep twilight zone of the ocean were bobbing near the water's surface.
—Anvita Abbi, Scientific American, 16 May 2023
Gough and Bond streets sit in an urban twilight zone today.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2023
The twilight zone also a crucial habitat for marine life that dives in search of prey, like sharks, or lanternfish that hide in the twilight zone during the day and swim to the surface waters to feed at night.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 Apr. 2023
Take a stroll through their twisted twilight zone on view through May 6.
—Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 14 Apr. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Twilight zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twilight%20zone. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.
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