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.
• When stressed, the light flickered.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
• The lights flickered on screen, and then my room went dark.
  — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 25 Apr. 2026
• Every time one of us said the girl’s name, the lights flickered.
  — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
• Shaded cedar forests flickered the light and threw off a cool, loamy scent.
  — Nicole Trilivas, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2023
• But that spark risks flickering fast.
  — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
• Police lights flickered in the dark.
  — Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026
• The lights would start flickering.
  — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 12 June 2026
• Tilapia flickered beneath my feet.
  — Brigid Washington, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2026
• And slowly, the flame in my heart began to flicker back to life.
  — Lee Rood, Des Moines Register, 8 Mar. 2026
• The lights would flicker, animals would show up dead in their yard.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2022
• Once the sun goes down, the neon flickers on and music spills from open doorways.
  — Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
• My mind flickered in and out of clarity.
  — Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
• It’s meant to be comforting to your eyes and won’t flicker, buzz, or glare.
  — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2022
• Her heart hammered away, her eyes flickered, and her voice grew tiny and plaintive.
  — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
• Can flickering lights and sound slow Alzheimer’s?
  — Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
• Kavitha’s father’s eyes flickered from one to the other.
  — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025
• Even from the start, flickers of restiveness appear.
  — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
• Uncanny scenes may flicker through your mind.
  — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
• The reflection of the disco ball flickered off the wall as wind chimes played.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
• The lights nestled in the agave plants outside begin to flicker on.
  — Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2021
• Some games had their monitors blanked, so as to not flicker on camera.
  — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2023
• For one night, under cold rain and flickering red lights, the noise faded.
  — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
• Thanks to the film, that form has flickered in the minds of tourists from around the world for half a century.
  — Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
• Behind it, festive props and flickering lights add to the chaos.
  — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
• Street lights flickered on, even though the sunset wasn’t for another hour.
  — Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• The offense flickered out after that.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025

flicker

2 of 2 noun

• Was there the flicker of a tone?
  — Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
• The flicker is the sign of two clocks out of sync.
  — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
• Ran a flea flicker a short time later.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2025
• There was a brief flicker in the second.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
• There wasn't a flicker of doubt or worry.
  — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 3 Dec. 2025
• There wasn't a flicker of doubt or worry.
  — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
• The red light begins to flicker and dance.
  — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
• That’s the first little flicker of the shame that’s adding to that pile.
  — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
• Soften your gaze, watch the flicker, breathe.
  — Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2025
• Cortez Masto evinces not a flicker of doubt.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
• The lamps flicker on, casting pools of warm light on the pavement.
  — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025
• The lights flicker and fizz, losing their battle with the gloom.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
• That tight chest, racing pulse and flicker of dread before your feet even touch the floor?
  — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
• That tight chest, racing pulse and flicker of dread before your feet even touch the floor?
  — Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
• Schools of angelfish flicker in beams of sunlight.
  — Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
• The familiar walls of your bedroom briefly flicker in front of you.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Oct. 2023
• But things get weird when Kamala sees flickers of zombie faces in the crowd.
  — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
• The goggles flicker at a rate about five times faster than the average strobe light.
  — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
• Zellige tiles lining the hearth add texture and flicker in the light.
  — Monika Biegler Eyers, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Oct. 2025
• There’s nothing quite like the flicker of candlelight to make a house feel like a home.
  — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2026
• The flicker of my old writing ambitions sparked to life.
  — Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
• Glass explodes from every window; the air turns cold; lights flicker and die.
  — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
• In winning three of their last four games, the Sox have seen a flicker of relief hope.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022
• Bright hooks and energizing beats flicker like lanterns in mist.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 14 Dec. 2022
• Light broke through the mountains in flickers, then vanished as the storm thickened.
  — Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025
• Against all odds, doctors initially saw a flicker of hope.
  — Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
• 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
• Suddenly, every sound, smell, or flicker of bright light is painful.
  — Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2022
• Later, as dusk falls, lanterns flicker along quiet lanes, and the air thickens with woodsmoke.
  — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
• When the sun goes down, the firepits on Salterra’s pool deck flicker to life, casting a warm glow.
  — Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025