Sentence examples for ever a flicker of from inspiring English sources

The standout moments find Calman really inhabiting the character of a woman on the edge, only ever a flicker of self-control away from an antisocial outburst.

If you've ever experienced a flicker of paranoia when taking a balloon the sensation that you've lost a second or two of consciousness then imagine that strung out over the course of half an hour.

Ultimately, however, the success of "Lone Star" will depend greatly on the performance of Mr. Wolk, who uses everything in his dramatic arsenal — an open face, a ready smile and, in those scenes with his ever-scheming partner-in-crime father, a flicker of reluctance in his eyes — to keep audiences on his side.

I admit I felt a flicker of interest, if only as an excuse to avoid ever having to attempt Downward Dog again.

"I've never played solo here, ever," Norah Jones said just after midnight Monday on the Lower East Side, surveying a capacity crowd with a flicker of a smile.

Cindy McCain gave a flicker of a smirk.

Was that a flicker of sadness?

I catch a flicker of a grin.

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

But there's a flicker of hope.

There was a flicker of recognition.