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Recent Examples of half-light
Antarctica in mid-winter is bathed in a dusky half-light or shrouded in darkness, with the sun's orbit ensuring the warming rays no longer reach the icy landmass.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
The play has a beautiful opening, in which a singer played by Georgia Heers appears in a hazy cone of half-light behind a golden curtain.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
The world these characters inhabit, within an enclave of Flushing, Queens, is a place of in-between, captured in the evocative half-light of Norm Li’s cinematography, suggesting the cool-hot glow of the title’s blue sun.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Wagner and her colleagues used noninvasive electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes placed on the heads of four reindeer to monitor brain waves under three different lighting conditions: constant light, constant dark or half-dark and half-light to mimic equal day and night hours.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2023
The courtyard of the Four Seasons Washington DC is hot in the late July half-light.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2023
Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
The play has a beautiful opening, in which a singer played by Georgia Heers appears in a hazy cone of half-light behind a golden curtain.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
The world these characters inhabit, within an enclave of Flushing, Queens, is a place of in-between, captured in the evocative half-light of Norm Li’s cinematography, suggesting the cool-hot glow of the title’s blue sun.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2024
Wagner and her colleagues used noninvasive electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes placed on the heads of four reindeer to monitor brain waves under three different lighting conditions: constant light, constant dark or half-dark and half-light to mimic equal day and night hours.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2023
The courtyard of the Four Seasons Washington DC is hot in the late July half-light.
—Nick Remsen, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for half-light
Noun
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While the lunar far side will be only partially lit during the flyby, the lighting is set to cast long shadows that highlight craters, ridges, and slopes in greater detail.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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But in the shadows, amid growing unease at the bloodthirsty actions of the realm’s merciless Mad King, dissenters from his inner circle anxiously advance a treasonous plot.—
Ryan Brennan
April 3,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Later, return to Nashville to explore Centennial Park and take in its full-scale Parthenon replica before dark.—
Lauren Schuster,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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For White Ribbon Day in 2024, Bournemouth were praised for their video campaign, which showed the journeys of a man and a woman home from the Vitality Stadium after dark.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Later in the day, a live video feed from a camera mounted on one of Orion's solar wings showed the moon dead ahead, a tiny gray marble suspended in blackness.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The film's opening two minutes play out in complete blackness, a picture-less overture showcasing legendary James Bond composer John Barry's majestic score.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The car was believed to be traveling northeast toward the Evergreen Parkway exit of Interstate 70 at about twilight on March 14.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Capitals, despite the disappointment of 2025-26, have successfully bridged Ovechkin’s twilight with their next organizational phase, staying competitive during his record chase and positioning themselves to be relevant in the short- and medium-term, regardless of his decision.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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From its first painterly images, of the face of Meryl Streep, sad and tender and lovely in the semidarkness, the film declares its artistry, its sensitivity and its theme.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2023
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She [Daria] looks at me and smiles in the semidarkness, a calm, shy smile, full of love.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
3 Dec. 2021
Noun
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That’s followed by a three-course dinner by candlelight in the spa courtyard (with dessert served at the spa pool).—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026
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Neighborhood full of grief Family and friends gathered Friday night for a candlelight vigil at the corner where 7-month-old Kaori took her last breath.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The courtyard of Frozen Music—a bespoke stone atelier outside Jaipur, India—lives up to the tranquility of its name, with a burbling fountain and birdsong drifting through banyan trees at dusk.—
Sarah Medford,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2026
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The property really comes alive at dusk, so stick around for it.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The mirror’s surface turned suddenly iridescent, like an oil slick beneath a gloaming.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps swallow-tail bee-eaters, Africa openbill storks, and Burchell’s starlings, their stunning plumage flashing blue-green in the pink-gold gloaming: such sightings lend instant credence to the adage that Africa will make a birder out of anyone.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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“Half-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-light. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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