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.
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That’s because warming increases the rate of decay of falling organic debris, so that less of it reaches the twilight zone.
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Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
Different dimensions Stuck in the twilight zone Is this a black and white scene?
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Hamas was regrouping amid the lack of war without giving up additional hostages
On Mar. 1, the ceasefire entered a twilight zone.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
In this twilight zone, extreme closeups of Maddie and Frank’s terrified eyes, the sudden depiction of the road in soft focus, and the forest’s AI-like rendering are downright disorienting.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
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Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
Different dimensions Stuck in the twilight zone Is this a black and white scene?
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
Hamas was regrouping amid the lack of war without giving up additional hostages
On Mar. 1, the ceasefire entered a twilight zone.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 19 Mar. 2025
In this twilight zone, extreme closeups of Maddie and Frank’s terrified eyes, the sudden depiction of the road in soft focus, and the forest’s AI-like rendering are downright disorienting.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Twilight zone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twilight%20zone. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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