SINCE 1828
twilight zone
nounDefinition of twilight zone
1a
: an area just beyond ordinary legal and ethical limits
2
: a world of fantasy or illusion
Examples of twilight zone in a Sentence
a twilight zone between war and peace
He gets lost in the twilight zone of video games.
Recent Examples on the Web
This twilight zone is home to critical ecosystems like coral reefs that are home to the diverse fish species that maintain them. — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, "This Invention Helps Deep-Dwelling Fish Journey to the Surface," 5 June 2018 The phytoplankton themselves live above the twilight zone, residing in the sunlit upper ocean. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "NASA Is Stepping Into the Twilight Zone," 19 June 2018 One 2014 study estimates that the twilight zone—the region of ocean between 660 to 3,300 feet below the surface—is home to 10 times more fish than previously thought. — Brian J. Skerry, National Geographic, "Why Great White Sharks Hang Out in Warm Whirlpools," 19 June 2018 The twilight zone, also called the Mesopelagic zone, exists around 660 to 3300 feet below the surface. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "NASA Is Stepping Into the Twilight Zone," 19 June 2018 The whirlpools are created by intersecting oceanic currents that are slightly warmer than the surrounding waters, allowing heat to penetrate more deeply than usual into the twilight zone. — Brian J. Skerry, National Geographic, "Why Great White Sharks Hang Out in Warm Whirlpools," 19 June 2018 The pop singer takes a left turn into the twilight zone in a string of surreal new shorts and images posted overnight by her friend and collaborator, the Canadian filmmaker Petra Collins. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, "Selena Gomez Turns Scream Queen for Petra Collins' New Horror Film: Watch the Teaser," 21 June 2018 As novelist and essayist both, Robinson has always been something of an underwater archaeologist, diving into the twilight zones of memory to drag lost histories into the light. — Donovan Hohn, New York Times, "Democracy’s Fierce Defender," 9 Mar. 2018 A few hundred feet beneath the ocean’s surface, spots known as twilight zones are home to extraordinary and glowing deepwater creatures that few humans have ever seen in their natural habitat. — Beth Spotswood, San Francisco Chronicle, "Team works in twilight zone to bring reef to surface at Cal Academy," 11 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'twilight zone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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