Sentence examples for a slight flicker from inspiring English sources

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"At the beginning of the week, you could still see a slight flicker of approval for Congress," he said.

Between the seminars, I sometimes detected a slight flicker of scepticism about so much emphasis on Christian-aid-ity.

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Some users noted a slight flickering when the screen was on lower brightness settings.

I missed rhythmic, and it wasn't until it became a slight, flickering flame that I rekindled my love for the sport.

It differs from bulb to bulb, but you always end up cursing it inwardly, as it always keeps you in suspense of when that slight flicker will end.

He appears to be exhausted and turned inward, though a slight smile flickers on his face.

Embodying the writer's knack for psychological tricks, the Weeping Angels are statues that can only move when not being looked at – meaning that, even with the slight flickering of a victim's eye, they can pounce.

The title comes from the Koran, a reminder that, such is the delicacy and precision of the scales of justice at the final judgment, "even the weight of a mustard seed" — the slightest flicker of conscience, perhaps — may sway the balance.

When the camera moved in on the face of its Cathy, a wonderful Julianne Moore, the slightest flicker of that actress's eyelid told you everything you needed to know about her interior life, especially with Elmer Bernstein's dark purple soundtrack swelling in counterpoint.

Neither he nor Ms. Abramovic showed the slightest flicker when a young man burst onto the stage and was dragged away by security guards.

Steve Hansen is idiosyncratically calm, he has key players injured but he will not betray the slightest flicker of concern.

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