Sentence examples for softening light from inspiring English sources

In "The Blindness of the Heart," Julia Franck gradually brings forward that softening light, which only the span of decades could restore to strength.

Gloomy stuff, but he's followed by Laurence Binyon, who finds a positive undertow to the city: "A sudden consolation, a softening light, touched me: the streets alive and bright, with hundreds each way thronging, on their tide".

Customarily, politicians who claim they have done nothing wrong choose to say so in a speech or a one-on-one interview during which they can defend themselves in the softening light of staged intimacy, be it Richard Nixon's Checkers speech or the Clintons' joint interview on "60 Minutes" to challenge the accusations of Gennifer Flowers.

After nine holes, Marika begged off, and Lendl and I rolled on in the softening light.

In the softening light they have lost detail and become stark purple shapes.

In the softening light of a warm afternoon, Palestinian families meander between the uniform ranks of graves, planted with rosemary and geraniums.

Long chains of a hemplike fiber hang at the windows, softening the light but not obstructing the view.

For quite some time, they note, they have been trying to soften the light emitted by compact fluorescent lights, bring down the cost of light-emitting diodes — and yes, find ways to increase the efficiency of incandescents.

It was a delicious complement to a mellow, creamy dal, made with yellow and green lentils and flavored subtly with ginger and garlic and cumin, which softened the light spice of the chili and the light pungence of the mustard seeds.

If you can, swap it out for something more attractive, like an inexpensive chandelier from Ikea (remember to save the original lighting to replace when you move), or soften the light by hanging scarf or covering it with a lampshade.[9].

The hundreds of 10,000 watt lights in the rafters were covered in silk for day scenes to soften the light, and fitted with blue filters for night; dimmers eased the transition between periods.