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The phrase "a faint reflection of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is only a slight or weak representation of another thing, often in a metaphorical sense.
Example: "The painting is a faint reflection of the artist's earlier work, lacking the vibrancy and depth that characterized his previous pieces."
Alternatives: "a slight echo of" or "a dim representation of".
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Einar could see a faint reflection of himself in the window's glass.
"Many of us – including myself – could relate to the Khan family, and I could easily see a faint reflection of my own parents and many of their generation, standing with the senior Khans on that stage".
As strident as it may be, the anger in popular music is only a faint reflection of larger forces -- isolation, dislocation, fear -- and fighting it, instead of them, won't solve much.
At both sites, they also observed a subtle acoustic "anomaly," a faint reflection of something in the water that follows the contours of the seafloor below.
Gaga photographed the design on her computer screen using her cellular telephone "for texture," which resulted in visible pixels on the letters and cross, as well as a faint reflection of her face and hands holding the phone, to appear on the cover.
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A very faint reflection of Vic Rattlehead can be seen in the object's center.
Occasionally attacks were made on the front glass of the tank, where a faint reflection may have been visible.
The screen goes dark before the commerical, and I see the faint reflection of my father's face in it.
Maybe in these we can glimpse a few faint reflections of the masterpieces that could and should have been.
Behind his usual weariness was a faint expression of alarm.
The old Persian towns of Kashan and Yazd are faint reflections of their glorious past.
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