Sentence examples for flicker over from inspiring English sources

Also, it is very nice to sit on our Oka sofas, gazing at our William Scott prints, giving our Danish pottery the occasional pat, yet feeling close to nature, primal even, as the flames flicker over our faces, just as they have always done, ever since the fire lighter was invented.

The piece begins in semidarkness, as lights flicker over the heads of two figures on opposite ends of the stage.

Simulated candles in rock crystal chandeliers flicker over pre-French Revolution gilded armchairs clustered as if in readiness for aristocrats' whispered anxieties.

It's not enough time for hypothermia to set in, but long enough for his agile mind to flicker over the topics (the great polar explorers, the mysteries of hibernation, the notion of absolute zero) that preoccupy him.

"Unfortunately, I learned at the bar that ability when your eyes flicker over the person you're talking to, over their shoulder if they're a little boring, and you kind of say: 'Sorry I'll be right back, I have to go now.' " she said.

As his dancers move meticulously in and out of sync, their long, fragmenting phrases are fraught with a swiping, slicing anxiety and gestures of fear and support – imagery that resonates vividly with the images of flooding and disaster that flicker over the walls of Rashid Rana's set.

Marshall's gaze flickers over longingly.

Green lasers flickered over the floors.

"Manhattan streets are wind tunnels," Mr. Dickey explained, fingers flickering over the controller.

Light from a brass lamp flickered over his suspicious, obsequious features.

Firelight flickered over ranks of half-kippered herring hanging from tarry rods.