Sentence examples for caught a flicker of from inspiring English sources

I caught a flicker of that the other day.

Down in the boiler room, Mr. Milster suddenly freezes and looks up; he has caught a flicker of motion on an insulated silver cylinder.

I catch a flicker of a grin.

She studied his open, hopeful expression cautiously, as if she were just musing over the timing of her imaginary arrangements for later but couldn't catch any flicker of suggestiveness or sin.

Maybe you caught the flicker of a front porch light at the end of a long driveway, but decided not to bother anyone.

"I see," he said, without a flicker of emotion.

A flicker of red on top of a fence post caught my eye then disappeared almost as soon as I was aware of its presence.

As Gatsby waits for Daisy to arrive for tea, you can catch a glimpse of OCD-plagued Howard Hughes from The Aviator; as he tosses shirts down at Daisy, a flicker of Titanic's Jack Dawson shines across DiCaprio's face.

Cindy McCain gave a flicker of a smirk.

Yes, he said, with a flicker (just a flicker) of excitement — did I know it?

But there's a flicker of hope.