| 单词 | flicker |
| 例句 | The flickering hope for peace each of them had nurtured for so long flared like hot fire inside them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sticky’s eyes flickered like a candle on the verge of guttering. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Werner can feel the fever flickering inside him, a stove with its door latched. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The Librarian’s image shifts on and off like a flickering porch light. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z There was a light in the room and as the two reared up above the crib, with weaving heads and flickering tongues, the children woke. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Again Reynie’s vision seemed to flicker, this time for a little longer. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z All around her, the Mist flickered like a dying strobe light. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The word flickered and danced as steam rose up like shadowy breaths released from the ground through the snow. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The jagged horizon was limned with a coronalike glow that flickered and pulsed before my eyes. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Rows of candles flicker on either side of me in the smaller arms of the church. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z The flickering images were a far cry from Lourdes’s childhood home: a two-room shack made of wooden slats, its flimsy tin roof weighted down with rocks, the only bathroom a clump of bushes outside. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Her torches seemed to be flickering out, but that might have just been that Hazel was starting to lose consciousness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Qhorin came and stood over him as the first flame rose up flickering from the shavings of bark and dead dry pine needles. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The board inched downward, metal-detector fights flickering off one by one as the magnets lost their grip. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z We could tell they were watching TV by the way the light flickered off their faces. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z He was mad, madder than me, he was raging, and every chick in the video, well, they looked just like my flickering suicide girl. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Now, the flickering lights of the finale wash over us, spectacular explosions, muzzle flashes, the steady glow of reactor fires. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Another flickering shot bounced off the armrest and extinguished itself on the floor. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z A count of five later, the lights flickered on, and the crash bracelets steadied her as the board reactivated, rising smoothly up under her feet with reassuring solidness. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Whenever the lights flickered, he was afraid the ancient generator might be shuddering to a permanent halt. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The light at the window flickers with the change of day and night. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The old knight looked at her son with a faint flicker of amusement in his watery grey eyes, though his gelding whickered uneasily and sidled away from the direwolf. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A red lantern hung on a hook just inside the door, and a greasy black candle flickered on an overturned barrel serving as a table. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We pull into the parking lot, and the lights of the rest stop flicker on in the gathering darkness. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I couldn’t help it; my eyes flickered up to my picture behind her. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The sun had gone almost all the way down, and the streetlights were flickering, when my mother poked her head out the window to call me up for dinner. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z She closed her eyes, saw only flickering chalk-dust phantoms, and opened them again. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Just yards away now, C.P. saw the flicker of recognition in the other man’s eyes as their eyes met. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He fumbles for the switch on the sconce nearest the door and it flickers to life, illuminating the room in front of him. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And when his eyes flickered, her heart tightened. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z There was a dangerous gleam in Marcus’s eyes, a flicker that scared me. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The dragon Ladon was writhing now, a hundred heads whipping around, tongues flickering and tasting the air. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z His tongue flickers out like a snake’s as he tastes the jam. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z I began to like New York, the racy, adventurous feel of it at night and the satisfaction that the constant flicker of men and women and machines gives to the restless eye. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I glanced down the hall and saw candlelight flickering from the sala. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was long enough for her to see a flicker of defiance in his eyes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z About halfway down the steps, my face runs into a hanging chain and I pull it, illuminating the hideout with a flickering fluorescent bulb. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z They knelt alone in the hushed dimness of the sept, surrounded by shadows and flickering candles, but even so Lancel kept his voice low. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Then I see it—a flickering flame on the ground, a ring of stones around it. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Her dark eyes flicker and then flash back to me. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Then a flicker of movement to the left caught his eyes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Next to him, a huge lump of a man with a leg in a steel brace, a misshapen head, and a wild brown beard, fire flickering through his whiskers. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Fragments of Hamlet flickered in his brain: If it be not now, yet it will come. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I could see in the flickering light that several other children did the same. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z A throbbing orange glow appeared in the corners of my vision, casting flickering shadows across the train car. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He wanted to laze away the afternoon at a dumpling house, sip plum juice by a green pond flickering with orange-and-white carp. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z My thoughts flickered to Edward, wondering if that’s where his thoughts were as well. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A memory of my seven-year-old self launching the flaming snowball into the police headquarters flickers through my mind. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Outside, a spring storm raged, and Cook had set out candles for when the electricity inevitably went—the lights were already flickering in an eerie and unsettling manner. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z We run in and Freak is leaning back in his chair making this wheezing sound, panting real fast, and his eyelids are flickering. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z Alys was in the rocker, knitting with gray wool in the dim, flickering light. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z But in the dim, flickering light I saw the ashen pallor of death on her face. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Torches flickered and died until darkness reigned both within Elsinore and without. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He thought oftener of O’Brien, with a flickering hope. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Stretched across the top of the gates, hidden in curls of iron, more firefly-like lights flicker to life. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z As Harry closed the door behind them, the old-fashioned gas lamps sprang into life, casting flickering light along the length of the hallway. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Lights flickered out there, casting odd beams through the cracks between the wooden boards. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He watched, trying not to betray a flicker of surprise or alarm, as a portly man appeared within the flames, spinning as fast as a top. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Her flickering light fell on a flat-topped tomb that rose a few feet from the floor. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z When Richard saw his family there, a smile flickered across his face and then disappeared, like a snail retreating into its shell. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He received it with a flicker of appreciation. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z But when they did, their grimaces of pain turned suddenly to broad white smiles, smiles that decades later would flicker across old newsreels, illuminating the greatest moment of their lives. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I looked at the flickering fluorescent light over my head, then at my classmates, fresh from winter break. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Inside, a disco ball sent tiny flickers spinning around the dim lounge. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Torches flickered from walls hung with scarlet tapestries. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Tree-ear’s eyes flickered back and forth between the small pieces in his hand and the larger container, his brow furrowed in thought. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z As we entered the parlor, she lit the dozens of tiny candles on the Christmas tree, and they flickered like fairy lights. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z Sometime near daybreak the feeble light from the electric bulb that had helped them through the night flickered out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Amanda stands in the flickering pool of light below the sign. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Even this flicker of optimism was about to disappear, however, for a powerful weather front was moving across the prairie, toward Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z But Hassan’s face was my earliest memory and I knew all of its subtle nuances, knew each and every twitch and flicker that ever rippled across it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z At the top of the highest spire, the last few flickers of a safety sparkler were sputtering out. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z For a brief second, their eyes meet, and in that brief second, Helmuth sees a flicker in his teacher's eyes. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Something kept crawling over her body, flickering its antennae as it puzzled over the addition to its home. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Coin’s voice, perhaps a shade grimmer, fills the bunker, the volume level flickering with the lights. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The dungeon door clanked shut, leaving the prisoners staring at the pile of uncut stones in the flickering light. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She knew he was back in Weep, partly because Azareen would never have come back without him, and partly because he flickered through the dreams of all the others like a shimmering thread connecting them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His light blue eyes twinkled as they flickered over Fred’s and George’s mutinous faces. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Kingshaw watched the blue-edge of flame creeping and flickering and expected to feel exultant, but there was nothing much, it scarcely interested him any more. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z ‘Peace!’ said Saruman, and for a fleeting moment his voice was less suave, and a light flickered in his eyes and was gone. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Mom asked sharply, pointing toward the screen and squinting as if she were looking directly into the flickering projector. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The flat screen behind Dr. Newman’s head flickers on, and we all turn to look. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The photograph flickered onto the screen at the end of a long talk, and Wilkins showed little, if any, excitement about the fuzzy image. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Distant lightning flickered in her words as she spoke, and the forest was hushed, as if every leaf and every tree were listening intently to what she said. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z In the little cleft between the weirwood trees was a flickering glow, a ruddy light calling through the gathering gloom. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The hundreds of faces staring at them looked like pale lanterns in the flickering candlelight. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z A blue flame flickered at the base of his spine. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z No sooner do I get his name out than Grady’s eyes flicker and I have my answer. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z The Earthman touched a button and a square section of the wall flickered aside. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Two fat tallow candles gave a meagre, flickering light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The dire music trembled in the air; a shadow flickered across the lowering sky. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I felt a flicker of anger at her for her goodness that I didn’t want—at this moment—to live up to. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Out over the sea, the dark clouds flicker like heaven is about to lose power. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The river was a sudden ribbon of silvery light, flickering and sparkling and flashing, carrying the new light on its back all the way down from the high mountains. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z I am so flooded with shame my consciousness flickers. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z You could see stars flickering like violet eyes in the Martians stomach and chest, and through his wrists, like jewelry. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z With the flicker of a smile, Mrs. Sharpe reached across the wooden table to straighten a tulip. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z And also by the flicker of light behind Celia, the pungent smell of burning hair, and someone yelling, “YOU’RE ON FIRE!” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z In the distance, in the flickering heat, in the immense distance, a herd of zebras graze. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tanin’s eyes narrowed at a flicker of movement on the dock. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I drank off the last of the beer and was about to cross the street and return the mug when I saw a flicker of torchlight approaching. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There on the other side of the river, dreams barely flicker, like the last gleaming of the day’s sun. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Soon he emerged, holding a flickering tallow candle in one hand, and a worn-out Stetson hat in the other. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In railroad offices in Mexico City, in a large control room, computers plot train routes with blue and green lines, and at least once every six months the screens flicker, then black out. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Through the doorless opening I saw light flicker on the walls. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The party towers were already lit up, and snakes of burning torches marked flickering pathways through the pleasure gardens. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z When I think too hard and my eyes get all blurry, I still see those tiny sparks flickering off the pyre like fireflies as Maman's body disappeared, and my old life evaporated. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Exactly as they had done at the front door, the little man’s dark eyes flickered over their faces. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The other walls flickered, showing scenes from above deck. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Especially when talking with other men, his voice would spark, flicker, flare alive with sounds. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And there came just the first flicker of something else to both of them. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sunlight gleamed against the honey-house window, flickering now and then with a shifting cloud. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Their bald heads shone in the flickering light. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The light over my desk flickered as he said it, mocking him. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z The candle cast huge, strange, flickering shadows along the wall. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z Then, after a minute, a small light flickered inside Faber's small house. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z She mentally moved the alethiometer’s hands around the dial, and as she did, the screen began to flicker. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z However, my stub of a candle flickered out as soon as I wrote, “Dearest Char, darling Char, beloved Char.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z This feat seemed to amuse the Ents very much, to judge by the tone of their murmurs, and the flicker of their eyes; but they soon turned back to their own business. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Candlelight from the cresset over the great bed threw the faintest flicker of brown light over the stones. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Watching her, feeling the exhilaration swelling in my chest, I couldn’t say I was all that aware of the broken glass and flickering monitor displays, either. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The fire flickered and threw strange shadow patterns on his hands, making them seem bigger, then smaller. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The light flickered over the paper as the old woman crouched down and stared at the lines demarcating the Great Wood, the river Nir, the Kell. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z She brandished a five-foot-long spear, its barbed metal tip flickering with red light. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z In the dark, the world is quiet and unhurried as streetlights flicker on and off. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It flickered and died within moments, as though the air was waterlogged. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And though she didn’t dare look at him while she told him her truth, her moth watched his sleeping face for any flicker of expression that might betray disgust. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Davos gestured at the distant lights flickering along the walls of Storm's End. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The tongue flickering like a warning, the black eyes watching her so carefully. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I sprang to my feet at once, feeling guilty, and apologised for sitting there so late, and he bowed, saying nothing, very polite, very correct, but I caught a flicker of surprise in his eyes. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She’d created the whole mess in a daze, hoping for some flicker of inspiration. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I hoped to see the flicker of a fire, but there was nothing, of course. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Hermione drummed her fingers on the table, her eyes flickering between Ron and the bar. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z Children were warned to stay away from strange flickering lights at midnight, for if a person once set foot inside a fairy ring, he would never be able to leave. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I saw them flickering way down the gallery on either side of my office, one a pile of magazines, one maybe a roll of toilet paper. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The light flickers on as I lock the door behind me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z The agent smiled; Rudy Noyes did not drum up even the faintest wisp or flicker of amusement. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As the light flickered around the little den formed by the bridge overhead and the river- bank walls, Tree-ear suddenly had the sense of seeing clearly the things that had always been there. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Finally, he found a new route and started to jog along it, his wandlight waving, making his shadow flicker and distort on the hedge walls. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The lights flickered off again the next afternoon. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z A look of horror flickered over his face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z There was not a flicker of movement from the spectators: but all eyes followed them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He was standing in the back, the lights from the stage flickering off his square glasses. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Trembling, the girl reached out her hand, held it well above the flickering candle flame. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Curling white snakes with flickering black tongues, birds with coal-colored wings flapping through the thick fog. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I felt a flicker of excitement—the first since the massacre—about the prospect of getting away. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Its blank face began to flicker with zig-zag lines; then some numbers appeared, followed by the date and time. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z When she was done she stood the three dolls around the light of the flickering candle, and I saw three women. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The windows were shuttered; the projector flickered on, displaying a painting. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was a line: a curved line, like a loosely scribbled letter C, and it was sparkling and flickering in a zigzag pattern of blacks and whites and silvers. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Despite my mind’s desolation, reason’s light still flickers there. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It’s probably not a very good one but it’s all that my shimmering, flickering brain’s gonna let me have. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Candles flickered on a small altar, and the woody smell of incense floated in the air. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z In her hands she held a flickering light, which wasn’t a lantern or a candle but seemed to be a ball of raw flame, attended by nothing more than her bare skin. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z We see flickers of movement, hear a single raised voice. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Throughout all this conversation, my eyes flickered again and again to the table where the strange family sat. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z At Christmas time, Jerusalem and Bethlehem felt crisp and cool, flickering with candles in windows, buttery yellow streetlights, and music floating from shops—thin threads of light and sound. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “Three worlds dwell within the night sky,” the Paqo said as he pointed toward the stars flickering their small, icy fires. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Renewed hope followed renewed effort: it shone like the former for some weeks, then, like it, it faded, flickered: not a line, not a word reached me. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Today and tomorrow and yesterday were all spun together and held in those hands that moved and moved and moved, yet her eyes were closed, and the fire still flickered and the dog still slept. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Alex half expected the snooker table to rise out of the floor, but instead, on every wall, a panel slid up to reveal floor-to-ceiling television screens that immediately flickered into life. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Torches flickered along the walls of Dragonstone, and in the camp beyond, he could see hundreds of cookfires burning, as if a field of stars had fallen to the earth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A kerosene lantern flickered orange in the window of Hatsue’s home, her door stood open, ajar ten inches, and an angle of lantern light spilled across her porch. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z My eyes flicker to the glacier’s ice below us. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The small flame of hope that each of them cherished began to flicker and fade. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Many locals and visitors believed the eerie tales of lights flickering on and off during the night, dishes falling on their own, and phantoms in the bathroom mirror. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The wind shrieked again, and the light flickered in a draft. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Nat watched her come without a flicker in his blue eyes. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He held in his hand an antique silver lamp, in which the flame burned without chimney or globe of any kind, throwing long quivering shadows as it flickered in the draught of the open door. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z He had lain absolutely motionless, with no flicker of life except the faintest of breathing, for more than thirty-two hours. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z A boy, the same scanner machine above him flickering and smoking. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The yellow light of a lantern flickered on the crossbeams. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Candlelight flickered against the hard flat planes of his cheeks as he spoke. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As the fan blew upon it, the flame of the votary candle swayed and flickered. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z By their reckoning, the music and dancing, the food and punch, all unfolding on the green in the flickering lantern light, were a tonic for the battered soul. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z From the corners of his eyes he caught a blue flicker. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Or did fife just flicker out like a dim candle? Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z As Clara trailed off she flickered a little, her expression twisting suddenly into one of rage and her outline going purple before she was back to her usual half smile. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The eunuch's smile never flickered, but his eyes glit-tered with something that was not laughter. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The Mistress’s eyes flickered to the gray sky outside the windows. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Blanche’s face had the plumpness of adolescence, but in the flickering firelight of the great hall, wrinkles collected at her eyes and lips. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Harry could see a vein flickering horribly on Snape’s greasy temple. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z As we go under bridges and pull through stations the light flickers and Carmine makes a shadow game of moving his hand across my white pinafore. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z A shadow going in and out, like a candle’s flame flickering in the breeze. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I’m used to life changing in the flicker of an instant, but the Tap-Out has left every single moment a threat. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Iorek growled an order and the bears moved at once into another formation, hi the lurid flicker from the sky Lyra watched as they swiftly unloaded their fire hurler. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Flame flickers at the edge of my vision, and I smell smoke. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z We would just flicker out like flames in the quiet night. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There is the tiniest flicker of hope and joy inside me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They remained always out of bow shot, but Taran caught sight of the lean, gray shapes flickering in and out of the scrubby trees. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Then he led us to a place where rows of candles were flickering. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Their smoky glow flickered redly over the scraps and tatters of building material, as if they were the last remaining flames of a great conflagration, staying alive out of pure malice. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The light post was flickering on and off. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And instead of feeling sorry, I felt a flicker of amazement that someone like me had been able to touch a girl like her. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Then the cannon fire swept on, hurtling down the column, chased by the fighter’s roar and the flicker of its shadow. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The shadowy palace halls brightened as torches flickered to life along all the walls. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The king sat with his legs crossed and the merest flicker of a smile on his lips. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z He was bathing in it, wallowing in it, positively luxuriating in it, his flickering tail hanging over the side of the bowl, flinging sugar across the table. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Watching kids dancing, I flicker my fingers on my knees. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Clint’s eyes flicker as sunlight from the skylight hits his hair just then—it looks almost golden for a second. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Even if I am what you say," Ivy protested, “I am cursed. Can't you see how I flicker? I'll soon disappear altogether." How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z With every step he peered at the ground, the light flickering as the lantern swayed in his hand. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z For a moment it seemed to the eyes of Legolas that a white flame flickered on the brows of Aragorn like a shining crown. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z It blazes up and then the flames flicker around the edges awhile until it finally goes out. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z One contained nothing but a boiling grey smoke that flickered sporadically. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I could see the shadowy forms of three or four people standing outside the tents; their headlamps flickered through curtains of blowing snow. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z We spoke that way almost every evening, remaining in the synagogue long after all the faithful had gone, sitting in the semidarkness where only a few half-burnt candles provided a flickering light. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the square head, silhouetted against the flickering neon lights. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Just when he had decided it was only his imagination, the light flickered again. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z In its flickering glow they saw something made of silvery metal. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z By the time the bartender calls for last call and the lights flicker, I’m too tired to dance anymore. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Blue, green, red, gold and violet flickered and shimmered neon-like on its surface as it struggled. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z An image flickered in his brain, like a hazy still from a reel of film. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z On a table, lighted candles stood in a polished golden holder and cast a soft, flickering glow. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z The blade still has dried blood smeared on it here and there, my blood, Spackle blood, but the rest of it still shines, shimmering and flickering, flickering and shimmering. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z If I walked up to friends, I knew I would see no flicker of recognition in their eyes. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I woke up in the cave, warm firelight flickering on walls. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z To this she does not respond, although I sense a flicker of white at the edge of my vision, as if she’s looked quickly at me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire flickers in his eyes like he’s magic. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Cupping her fin-gers around the flickering candle, she went out the win-dow as they were coming in the door, without ever getting a glimpse of who it was. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Jinny cleared her throat and looked up at the other kids who ringed the fire, their faces flickering in the flames, with their foreheads hot and their backs cold against the breezy night. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But in that fraction of a second, past the hard glassiness of his brother’s eyes, he saw something else—a flicker. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Pinmei tingled with such excitement that she felt she could have been one of the flickering fish above. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The boys had broken into the house again, and judging by the flickering quality of the light, they had started a fire. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Again his yellow eyes flickered with humor as Nita blushed and looked away, pushing her black hair behind her ear and pretending to watch the moving horizon. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Something flickered on his face—doubt maybe—but then he smiled at me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Each time he passed the mantel he winced, dreading the raised eyebrows of his guests as they viewed the flickering ceramic saints, the salt and pepper shakers designed to resemble Mary and Joseph. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In the dimly flickering light, they saw rows of shelves, with coffins neatly placed on them, and the wood of the coffins was perfectly dry, as he found when he touched one. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The Mask blinks, some foreign emotion flickering across his eyes—surprise or shock, I can’t tell. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z With a pop, the reserve lighting flickers on. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Once again the marble burned and flickered with a red fire. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “So,” he said, a mischievous flicker in his smile, “you ready for our non-date?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z At the end of the corridor, in a cross-shaped room that flickered with torchlight, was a fifteen-foot-high stone figure with a catlike face, taloned fingers, fierce tusks, and Medusa hair. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I see a flicker of movement in the mirror, and before I can stop myself, I stare at my reflection. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “It will be a harder destiny than you believe,” Morgant said, his eyes flickering. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The Big House was mellow with light, and in a sense, so were the cabins in the quarter, for the flickering light from the fireplaces showed through the doorways—soft, yellowish. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The assassin flickers and disappears, reappearing a few yards away. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And for a magical second, as the candlelight flickers across his face, it looks as if he's smiling back. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His gaze barely flickers over me, and I keep my eyes downcast so he won't see how much I'd like to stab him in the heart with my rusty cavalry sword. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A password prevented him from getting into the second, but it flickered and would probably die soon anyway. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z My pecan tree leaves flickered toward it, even though the dark thing was far away. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Just a flicker of her suddenly ferocious fingers and it’d be all over. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z But then, the flicker is snuffed out, and in its place, hardness, and so Helmuth says, "I will go far. Just you wait and see. Some day you will hear something great about me." The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z Clara’s smile faded, and for the briefest moment her outline flickered violet. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z One by one they flicker and vanish, phantoms of a different history. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The hair of some was flickering in the wind and they looked alive. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Every evening, my brothers and I gathered on the front porch and held a contest to see who could spot the first flicker. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "Our little lives are no more than a flicker of a moth's wing to them," Dany said, remembering. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If Phil were here, flickering candles and dancing shadows might be romantic, but I struggle to picture this place as anything but menacing. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Treading as lightly as he could, he crept up to the side window where the candlelight flickered lowest, and peeped in. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z On the wall next to it hung masks, looking ghostly in the flickering beams of the flashlights. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The scrape of metal against stone set off tiny sparks that flickered briefly before they disappeared. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The lights turn red and flicker as the instructors stir. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z But what if that light that dawned in the eastern Mediterranean 2,500 years ago had not flickered out? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He held it up, the silver glinting in the flicker of the candle flame. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Her expression looks blank . . . but behind it, something flickers. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z His eyes flickered open, but for a moment he stayed completely still in his bed, lying on his back with his head resting on the pillow. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z The woman remains impassive, but I catch the flicker of surprise on the man’s face. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z But the weight of the crash bracelets and knapsack pulled her down fast, and panic welled up in her pounding chest She thrashed in the water, climbing up toward the flickering lights of the surface. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A smile flickers for a moment before he says, “I shouldn’t have kissed you like that. Without asking.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She felt another flicker of doubt about her own mother. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The candles on the nightstand flicker and I slip back into our bedroom. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Sarai might have seen the cool flicker of her gaze if she weren’t so swept up in the moment. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The parlor door was shut where Granny was, and I could see the flickering glow of lamplight under the door as I walked down the cool dark hall. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She glanced back at Dr. Somerset, and something sad flickered in her eyes, but Ivy was too distracted by the word awesome to care what June might be talking about. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Her eyelids don’t flicker but there’s a faint twitching of her fingers, or do I imagine it? Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z From time to time the lamps flickered with the thunder, and once—just as the children were taking seats at the table—they went out entirely. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z After a flicker of a pause, the puppy reluctantly sank to the floor and touched the rug with his small nose. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The whole time Ted was spewing, I could feel the anger flickering, churning, growing bigger, getting hotter, turning my hands to fists under the table. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The screen’s camera flickered with laser light, and a green grid sprang up on Shay’s face, a field of tiny squares imposed across the shape of her cheekbones, nose, lips, and forehead. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Lightning flickered on the eyes of a bird, perched up somewhere in the branches ahead, and for a second, they shone yellow-green, like torches. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z One or two shot me sideways glances, there might have been a flicker of interest or disdain, I couldn’t be sure. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A TV flickering blue and white high in a corner of the room. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A few flickering candles cast pools of dim light here and there. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In 1971, Uhuru discovered a remarkably bright X-ray source in the constellation of Cygnus, the Swan, flickering on and off a thousand times a second. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A small boy—younger than Alan—lies in soiled clothes, his eyes sunken and closed, long lashes flickering. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The heavy prison door swung back slowly and Milo and Tock followed Officer Shrift down a long dark corridor lit by only an occasional flickering candle. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z The tube lights above us flickered before shutting off. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z “No, Shilling,” she said, stroking his head and planting a soft kiss on his nose with her flickering lips. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z At home The cooler in the window Stops, then starts, And the TV flickers With a climate of snow. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Stark, horrific images flickered in the darkened room, bursts of orange, gold, black, and smoky gray. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z If Kevin had been alive, even if his life were just a flicker, he would have laughed at scaring Alex so effectively. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Rather, it was the first, brief flicker of total separateness. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The bright yellow flame started flickering and dancing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The darkness to the east undulated and flickered in the rays of the rising sun. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind them in the cavern the giant adder settled down to a leisurely slither, his tongue flickered wickedly. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The board slipped downward faster and faster, the metal-detector lights flickering out one by one. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z The Hound half rose in its kennel and looked at him with green-blue neon light flickering in its suddenly activated eyebulbs. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z Blinking to clear it away, he suddenly caught the red lights again, flickering and skittering about deep in the darkness of the woods. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A flicker of surprise passed over his face. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The ground was rocky and uneven,- the flickering light made it seem to shift and move beneath her. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The tongue flickered again as he drew out the word “reciprocity.” Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It’s so smooth I’d need dense color, layered until not even a flicker of white paper showed through. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes flickered over to where her partner was still hidden behind a tangle of picnic tables. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Every now and then, the lights flickered, and people stopped and looked up in fright. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A flicker of disapproval crossed the old man’s face, but it was not his way to question his queen. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Our front porch lights are on, yellow and flickering with night bugs. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She didn’t seem to be flickering as much as she usually did. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Karl blinks, hesitates, and then a flicker of understanding passes over his face. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z “Might do,” he said cautiously, his eyes flickering to my purse. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The huge and intense eyes did not flicker, did not respond. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Then I pulled the Atari joystick to the right, moving my tiny square avatar across the flickering screen. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Species appear, abide more or less briefly and then flicker out. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I chased up and down streets and alleys, sticking to the shadows and shying away from the flickering streetlamps. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes flickered in recognition when they were introduced, but Heather said nothing. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The lights flicker off again and we come to a complete stop between stations. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Then it flickered suddenly, and he felt tiny tongues of heat begin to creep across and into his frozen feet and legs. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Then all the screens in the Erudite lobby—at least those that weren’t destroyed in the attack—flicker on, including a projector positioned over the wall where Jeanine’s portrait used to be. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z He drew the sword, a flicker of blue in his wavering hand, but they did not see it. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Joseph looked at his uncle in the flickering golden glow of the fire, and his heart nearly broke with love. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She did all this in flickering light from a smoky oil lamp. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She simply leaned forward, with her elbows resting on her knees, watching the television screen flickering just five feet in front of her. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Jason turned, the gold light in his eyes flickering uncertainly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z We seemed to be traveling faster each second—shadows flickering like an old movie projector. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Birds flew onto dancing treetops below me, and many distant towns flickered on the bright horizon, each with a minaret that pointed to the sky like a pencil pointing to a page. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z An orange light flickered to life at the northern end of the lake. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He wasn’t sure how far he’d come, but when he looked back toward land he could see flickering fights above the horizon—probably fights in the mountains—so he wasn’t far enough out yet. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “No. Nothing. Once or twice I thought I saw a flicker, but it turned out to be nothing.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I drink more draft beer than I should, and then the lights flicker on and off and it’s closing time. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Black smoke poured from its funnels, and the lights flickered. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z A projector started up and a stag movie flickered grainily on a wall opposite the bar. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A tiny flicker of hope lights up inside me. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Slenderly, languidly, their hands set lightly on their hips the two young women preceded us out onto a rosy-colored porch open toward the sunset where four candles flickered on the table in the diminished wind. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Once I step inside, the lights flicker on by themselves. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Thomas did, hoping his eyes weren’t flickering, making his concern obvious. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A flicker in the shadows beyond the barracks catches my eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “No. I . . .” “Speak up, sir. Why are you so strangely suspicious? Your eves are literally flickering with paranoia.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Dust rains down from the ceding, and sparks flicker through the air. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z On that Saturday morning, with her only forty-eight hours gone, I figured she wouldn’t be home yet, but even so, I felt a flicker of disappointment when I saw the shade still pulled up. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z In the flickering light, a chicken coop tumbled past, all the birds already gone, every one of them lost to the gray roar. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z At dawn, I was awake when the picture flickered back on and an announcer said to stand by. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z As he dropped the bit of iron into Orddu’s outstretched hand, it was as though a light flickered and died in his heart, and he nearly cried out with the anguish of it. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The sinister blunt head moved in a lazy rhythm, its forked tongue flickering endlessly in and out, the round bead-like jet eyes never leaving his for an instant. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z His eyes flickered upward to the sword hanging menacingly behind the bar. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Several app icons flickered into view above his head, and I raised an eyebrow as I recited their names. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Mark could see the light from below flickering in the reflection in Alec’s eyes. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z A bank of lights flickered and went out. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z A brief look of disappointment flickers across his face. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z It all glowed invitingly in the flicker of gaslight lamps, a world away from the oily stews of indeterminate origin I’d been choking down at the Priest Hole. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He nods toward the bed of his truck as the parking lot lights flicker off. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The flickering light became brighter and the blows of the thunder were only just bearable. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Under the bridge he got out his lighter and lit it and swept the ground with the flickering light. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z The board’s metal-detector fights flickered out one by one as Tally left the splintered end of the iron bridge behind. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A flicker of movement behind him, and another missile whistled so close to me that it nicked my ear. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Hope flickered, and despair succeeded distress in almost every countenance. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z But everyone was yelling at me, or talking at me, or asking me questions, and the lights were flickering, and I couldn’t think. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z The prison was dark, only a few dim fluorescent lights flickering above. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A flicker of furtive movement in the shadows catches my attention, and the hair on my nape rises. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Everything’s. . . gonna change. . . . The girl . . . Thomas ... I saw them . . .” His eyelids flickered closed, then open again; he sank back to a flat position on the bed, stared at the ceiling. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In the dream the fish wiggled and wiggled, their rainbow scales flickering in the sun. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Naomi had found the gentle flicker of the flares entrancing, and Muff had smiled and squeezed her arm. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z He stared back, without even a flicker of recognition. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z A flurry of black-and-white images glowed and flickered, like the old silent movies that were still playing in theaters sometimes when Hazel was small. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He said nothing more, and not by so much as a flicker did his face reveal what he was thinking. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z The light flickered back on and the smoke cleared and I could see that hanging on to the other end of the shoe was a giant gray hand with cold, hard square fingers. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Candles in clay pots throw circles of flickering light across the clean tiles. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A big TV screen flickered, the volume turned down. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The moon had already set, but no light flickered in the whale oil lamps that lined High Street. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She pushed again, the candle flickering in her hand. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It crackled to full strength in the silence of the ruins, casting flickering shadows through the interior of the ruin. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z April rain falls slantwise through the billboard’s spotlights and Volkheimer’s television flickers blue and he ducks habitually as he passes through the doorway between his kitchen and the main room. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z A flicker of recognition dawned in his face. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z A flicker of understanding sparked the boy’s eyes. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z A dim light flickered under the last door— Grandmother’s room. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Holly’s eyes flickered open, and for a second she could have sworn that there was concern in those eyes. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z That night she lay sleepless, gazing at the flickering of the flames on the ceiling, wondering what was happening inside the cabin, listening to her father’s even breathing and Neewo’s tiny, rumbling snore. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The eeriest phase of the investigation began when the police, holding their flickering lanterns high, entered the hotel basement, a cavern of brick and timber measuring 50 by 165 feet. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z She catches a flicker of the band on his finger. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Horrifying mental images of classrooms in which rapacious black boys sat within arm’s reach of their innocent daughters flickered through their heads. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Then a tiny spark flickers in the center. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z After two hours of fumbling through the dark, Chronicler saw light flickering through the trees and abandoned any thought of making it to Newarre that night, deciding a farmstead’s hospitality would be welcome enough. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Allys hesitates for the briefest second, her eyes flickering over me, before she finishes her sentence. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z Never once had there been a flicker of recognition. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Numbers and data flicker over each of the players, in and out, then gone. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The sunlight flickered on the mullioned windows, and there was a soft rusted glow about the stone walls where the lichen clung. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Reflexively, his eyes flickered to another picture — the most colorful of them all, the most ornately framed, and the largest; it was twice as wide as the door it hung next to. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Now the store leaped alive with flashing lights and flickering shadows. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a flicker of their old friendship in her eyes. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He stops at a corner beneath the awning of a café, watching the lamps flickering on up and down the street, wondering if he should wait until the crowd thins or the rain lets up. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Up comes a heavily doctored photo of me looking beautiful and fierce with a bunch of flames flickering behind me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I can’t move or even blink as images flicker rapidly before me. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z And he saw a blue flicker down below, and strained to bring the barrel over to it. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Once, we were at my pediatrician when I was younger, and a light in the waiting room kept flickering. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The candle flickered one last time and died, drowned in its own wax. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I watched him to see if his face was going to change for the worse, but a look of amusement flickered on his face. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z He covers his ears whenever there is a loud blast, but for the most part he watches intensely as the lights flicker blue and red and yellow. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z Automatically, she rose as tiny, familiar flickers of golden light formed near her fingertips, then ascended to bob almost playfully through the air before her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z ‘Yes, I can smell it,’ said Frodo, but he did not move, and his eyes remained fixed, staring out towards the dark line and the flickering flame. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The firelight was bright and cozy, flashing and flickering on the sand and the boulder and the logs. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Ben looked at the fire I’d laid out, then picked up a leaf, mumbled a few words, and watched a small flame flicker into life in the center of the twigs and tinder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She was inside the palace again, but she did not know where; the corridor was empty but for her and the shadows made by the flickering candlelight. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She wrote Charlie that night after curfew in the flickering light of a forbidden stub of candle. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Frank Luzerne went to the morgue on Wednesday night and, after counting the number of bodies, he studied one by the flickering light of a candle. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z I waited for the screen to flicker and die. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z The image flickers and the citoyens drink their beer or go on about their business. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, his face flickered, the confusion replaced by a slight smile. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z In the flickering lantern light, the khaki fabric was nearly the same color as his skin, as though his face itself were another garment. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I step inside, expecting everyone to start throwing books at my head, but I breathe with relief when their gazes barely flicker to me. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z As they all took this in, sickly green fear pulled at their entrails, and their eyes flickered looking for some hatch or hideaway from death. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z A flicker of fear raced through her as she thought back to the night the Klan had burned the cross. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z For a moment, a brief flicker of joy had washed across the thin, embittered face. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a small yellow light that flickered out in Buzzards Bay, not too terribly far from Cuttyhunk. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z Thorn drank from the potion and flickered like a dying image on the telecast before disappearing as well. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I saw an image of Hestia flickering in the ashes, frowning at Kronos with disapproval. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z When I manage to pull my eyes away from the flickering fabric, I'm in for something of a shock. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z A pair of headlights flickered into view beyond the trees, along the road. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z It was hard to make out the faint scribbles in the flickering light of the fire. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z His father sprawled on the couch in the flickering glow of the TV. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z A fire burned in the middle of the clearing, and its flickering light fell over a crowd of completely silent, watchful Death Eaters. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z When he caught those eyes in his glance, invariably there wavered upon the child’s face a flickering smile that broke his heart. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Arya would glimpse firelight flickering through the trees from the camps of other travelers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In this time slip, I’m there with David in the low light of flickering candles and fireflies. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z My eyes flicker open to my mother’s face leaning over the bed. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Only the flickering blue lights of the Frog’s wake. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Now she reaches beneath the table and draws it out from velvet shadows into the flickering candlelight. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z After the audience was seated, the overhead light flickered twice, signaling quiet. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z Then they saw torches, countless points of fiery light upon the black fields behind, scattered like red flowers, or winding up from the lowlands in long flickering lines. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Every now and again a tiny red gleam far away flickered upwards on the rim of earth and sky. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The light winked out, a hiss and a crackle, then another flicker of orange light: Assef grinning, kneading Hassan in the chest with a knuckle. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The lights flicker off and come right back on. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I felt a small flame of courage begin to flicker within me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But even as the thought flickered within her, she knew that it would not be permitted. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A shadow of recognition flickers across Caesar’s face, and I can tell he knows that the mockingjay isn’t just my token. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A flicker of motion caught her eye and she swung around to see another corpuscule stand up behind a shroud a few feet away. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Maybe he needs only to hear a flicker of hope. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z It is quicker than Bailey expected, the moment that shifts from fire to twilight, and then the circus lights begin flickering on, all over the tents. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When I stared into the tiny flickering flame of the tea candle tonight, an image of you and where you are finally surfaced in my mind. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He tears off a match, lights the wick: it flickers and then burns with a steady flame, which gives the illusion of motion to the faceless statue beside it, all hips and breasts. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z We putted into the light of a flickering sign announcing that we had arrived at the Red Carpet In_ and, yes, there was Vaca_cy. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z His eyes flicker to the president and back. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In the gardens, a tea pavilion shimmers: a thick white-fur canopy draped over a beautiful low table, set with flowers, pastel teacups, and flickering candles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Then a silvery light flickered in the trees—a spirit that seemed brighter and stronger than the others. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z As I step inside closer to the flickering blue flames, I scan the space around me. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z For the first time, I feel a flicker of hope rising up in me. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Peeta's eyes flicker down to the roll in my hands, and I know he remembers that day, too. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z It had bright fluorescent lights—that didn’t flicker or change color, I noticed immediately the first time I walked in—and a trained, professional library staff. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The last fires rage and flicker and then are extinguished. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Now the flicker of approaching torches and the clink of steel ahead was very near. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The light from a flickering lamp behind the captain casts his shadow across the table—a shifting blob, that almost, but not quite, mimics his actions. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z Sierra was staring out the window, trying not to see Manny’s endlessly open mouth in the flickering darkness, when Bennie leaned over to her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z After the storm there was a flicker ing and crackling in the forest nearby. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In the eerie glow of their magic weapons, his friends looked like flickering ghosts. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Beside me David steps close to the lights, his fingers flickering at his sides, fast as moth wings. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Orange lights flicker up and down the street. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z And so we did, inhaling deeply and then exhaling as if to flicker the candle but not extinguish it. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I can see her swallow hard, her eye flickering to the meat. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The television screen flickered; its picture grew distorted. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z My eyes could not leave the face with its flickering lids. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Even when he is, the happiness starts to creep in and makes his legs jumpy, his eyes flicker. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Look!” breathed Petey, and he glanced up and saw one of the shadows flickering, gathering scraps of moonlight and cloud to assemble itself into a vague shape that drifted over the tops of the stones. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z There was still no river to be seen, but in front they could perceive a flicker and dance of mirrored light in the air. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hand came ablaze, and among the flickering shadows I saw it, lurking among the troughs. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The study was longer than she’d expected, a rectangular room bathed in the flickering golden light of several fat waxy candles. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z After a while a light flickered among the foliage. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z When the other two looked surprised, he added, “Orbs make a different sound when they're close to going out. And they flicker, very faintly. I saw it happen tonight at the Light Market.” A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The fire in the cookstove flickered and wavered, making noises like the opening of a crumpled paper. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Far away the thunder rumbled, quietly, and lightning flickered in the distance. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The lobby door flickers into view on the screen. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Overhead, the emergency lights flickered on and off, buzzing like boxes of trapped flies. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The wind was gusting, and the flickering orange light reflected dully off steel helms, thick beards, and unsmiling eyes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A lantern of golden candlelight flickers over a rocky archway, like the sun over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains at sunset. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Sure enough, if he wiped his eyes and sheltered them with his hand for a few seconds, he could make out a dimly flickering light behind the window. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z A handsome man, a traveling preacher with a wide, white smile, seemed cruel and frightening in the same flickering glow. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z She gasped as she glanced at the cut, then turned her head, pain flickering across her face. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He looked at me, and purple fire flickered in his eyes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Drop down on their knees in the chapel, sweaty straw hats in their hands, to smell the candle wax and watch the flickering red and blue votive lights? Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z From the room beyond, a little flickering light emerged. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I nudged the mouse and the screen flickered on. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He moved like a bird: flickering, darting, fluttering. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There would be candles burning, we would watch each other’s faces come and go in the flickering, in the white flashes of jagged light from outside the windows. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Crouched next to her, in the light of the flickering candle and one oil lamp, was the small German speaking wireless operator. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z But just for a second, something else flickered there. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Brooklyn was a dark mass on the other side, speckled with a few flickering lanterns along the shore. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z One man had died at the feet of the Stranger, a single candle flickering above him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z We prayed rosary after rosary, until the monotonous sound of prayers blended into the blur of flickering altar candles. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z My eyes flicker again to his bruised knuckles before I shake his hand. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Grandma goes, “Mm-hmm. That’s why it’s been flickering forever. Trey, you found a smart girl here. She got a high GPA. Studying marketing and even pursuing a music career on the side.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Outside the protective embrace of the bay, the Burning Sea flickered like dim coals. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She must have noted a flicker of something in Lyddie’s face, because she added, “The infamous Diana Goss,” and dimpled into her lovely smile. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “You nodded off and tipped right onto me. You didn’t even flicker a lid when I cussed you out ” Denna trailed off as she watched me slowly come to my feet. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her father stroked her hair as the firelight flickered over the scar at his temple. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Katniss, the girl on fire, has left behind her flickering flames and bejeweled gowns and soft candlelight frocks. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z A group of empousai had retreated into a shadowy archway and appeared to be slumbering, their fiery hair flickering dimly, their brass legs glinting. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was maybe then that I felt a first flicker of resentment involving politics and Barack’s unshakable commitment to the work. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It is perfectly familiar, three flickering points of light forming an upside-down L, just like the makeshift runway Maddie made her efficient practice landings on four hours ago in England. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z “I can fool them any day,” Cordelia says, with a flicker of her old cunning. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I swear I see the flash of the thunder flicker through my closed eyelids. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She slipped back into her own consciousness just in time to see the flickering shadow scatter toward her. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Candles flicker in glass holders on every available surface, and the walls are painted a rich, bold red. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They stared at each other in the flickering light, realizing what this meant. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z We sat in the dark motel room with the light of the TV flickering. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z A pendant around his throat flickered with light for a moment, and the Uncle smiled. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z In the flicker of time it takes a snake’s tongue to taste the air, he could taste revenge. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The Ring gleamed and flickered as he held it up before them in his trembling hand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A candle flickered between the settings, and the first floor of the house was fit a soft gold. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z There was a gust of wind, but the flame did not flicker even the slightest bit. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The flames flicker, making the deep shadows on the stone walls dance drunkenly. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Ash looked at Gwen and at the revelers dancing around the bonfire, and the flickering flames cast all their faces in gold. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was dark except for the flickering light of a candle on the corner table. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z Down below, the players finally flicker into view. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Firelight flickered on the wet cave walls, illuminating the buffalo head, the man’s body, skin the color of brick clay. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z The room flickers, and suddenly it goes dark, leaving me suspended in complete blackness. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A sickly, mocking smile flickered across his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I saw his solemn eye melt with sudden fire, and flicker with resistless emotion. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Candles rest atop tree branches, flames flickering with the whoosh of dresses sweeping below. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I’m gasping for breath but the way he says it catches my ear and some of the flickers I’m catching in his Noise make it so I can see a little bit of the truth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The room gets darker and darker until I’m there again, lying in the water, her body pressing against mine, a candle flickering just behind my head. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Gas lanterns flicker despite the hot six o’clock sun. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Often the sea wind made its single traffic light flail from side to side or caused the town’s electrical power to flicker out and stay out for days. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When the flickering ended and the lights stayed lit, people just took a breath and walked on. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He said it warmly, and then—he couldn’t help himself—his eyes flickered toward the papers in his hand. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Midst the tangle of trees, I saw a flickering light. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z White flames seemed to Frodo to flicker on their crests and he half fancied that he saw amid the water white riders upon white horses with frothing manes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Her gentle brown eyes and slow smile flicker in my memory. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z But then the letters flicker and fade, reappearing as One Thousand and One Careers. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Outside a long dim passageway stretched serpentine before her, fit by the flickering orange glare from behind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The flickering images offered escapism and a muscular dose of patriotism. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z A few lights flickered in the windows around them, but not many. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z For a moment the lights flickered and the passengers were plunged into darkness. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “Expulsion repealed,” the Chancellor said firmly and I felt Ambrose’s satisfaction flicker and wane beside me. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I’d catch the flicker of television light coming from my parents' room and hear them murmuring quietly, laughing to themselves. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z They flicker at the edges of each log and then creep over the bark. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The Berg sprang to life— lights flickering overhead and engines and machinery revving. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z After the librarian faded to a flicker, Akimi said, “By the way, Kyle, before we leave, you need to check out that room I slept in last night.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Qotho danced backward, aiakh whirling around his head in a shining blur, flickering out like lightning as the knight came on in a rush. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The odd flame shot up, and while the sight of it sent a flicker of a shiver through Stella, she also noticed that the fire’s glow gave everyone a blush of peacefulness. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The flames flickered, pushed sideways by his breath, then went out, leaving two trails of smoke drifting slowly into the air. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z “She went without the flicker of an eyelash. None of us understood how this could be possible. The executioner said he had never seen anyone meet his end as she did.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Minho hit a switch and several rows of fluorescent lights flickered until they came on full strength, revealing the room in detail. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z He had to strain his eyes to see the words by the light of an old kerosene lamp, which that night—like all others—flickered as though it was burning its very last wick. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z His eyes flicker over me and over Rani, as if he can tell there's more to our story—but he doesn't ask any more questions. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Something flickered on her face and she reached out, removed one pale heart from the cluster, and inserted it into her mouth like a chore. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z They had lit a candle in the room, which flickered because of the wind coming through the chinks of the house. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes at night when he couldn’t sleep, he lit a flickering candle and counted his tattoos. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I sense a slight flicker of something from my fuzzy peripheral vision. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z But it was quickly erased when the twin braziers flickered back to life. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I see Evelyn’s shadow on the wall, flickering with the fire. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z As he watches her in the flickering light, it strikes Bailey suddenly that she is a fair deal older than she appears, and that the same is likely true of Marco. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The screen flickers at first, but then there he is. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Her dead eyes flickered, and there was expression on her face. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z His glance flickered out at me from his defeat, and I saw to my surprise that I had, by making a little fun of him, brought upon myself his unmixed hatred. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She kept close to the shuttered storefronts that lined the square, avoiding the pockets of flickering gaslight cast by the streetlamps. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Torches flickered atop its ramparts, and the homed moon danced upon the dark waters of its moat. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I was used to the almost-night of Chicago—with the glow of streetlights and the flicker of neon signs outside my window. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Hers are wary, almost nervous, and finally flicker away to the window. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Granddaddy smiled, illuminated by the flickering yellow light of the lamps, steeped in delightful memory. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But he seemed to be understanding Sir Charles better than she was, for a flicker of complicity was passing between them, and Oliver came to sit down, too. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She smiled back, her forked tongue flickering between her teeth. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z My skin looked even paler than usual under the flickering fluorescent lights. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Is there any—” His eyes flickered and he went limp, falling bonelessly backward. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z I say, elation flickering in me at the news I will be nowhere near the monster for the rest of the day. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Light flickered on bits of ruby glass and on sensitive capillary hairs in the nylon-brushed nostrils of the creature that quivered gently, gently, gently, its eight legs spidered under it on rubber-padded paws. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z One last log crackled feebly amongst the dying embers in the hearth, and a candle flickered on the table beside a rumpled, empty bed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I looked at the windows on the outside wall, saw reflections of flickering flames just overhead. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Among the stacks of crates and kegs, the movement of it was so fast it looked like a dance, a complicated quickstep of feints and counters, with the blades flickering like sparks between them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The sky above and to the west was still dark with thunder, and lightning far away flickered among the tops of hidden hills. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z She tried to get it back, but now it only stayed on in flickers. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Oil came cheaper than bulbs, and the flicker of the flame made the dark dance. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z One of the fluorescent lights had started flickering halfway through class, exacerbating the pain, and Moss was eager to dart over to his locker and get his medication. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I have to look hard, again, to make sure it’s her; I do this in pulses, quick flickers of the eyes, so no one will notice. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll go right after school and get Lily,” he said, watching for any flicker of annoyance. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The Great Hall was deserted now; the candles had burned low, giving the jagged smiles of the pumpkins an eerie, flickering quality. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He made brief eye contact with Amari, a flicker of hope in his eyes for a moment. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The mirror stood between the piles, tied with a blue ribbon, reflecting the orange flicker of the jack-o’-lanterns. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z My memory of the place is painted in flickering shadows and lumbering figures, a chorus of shamblers' moans ringing out in accompaniment. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Despite the flicker of hope that lifted their spirits, they were still worried that not everyone was going to make it out alive, especially Roosevelt. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z Leo could see flickers of movement inside, but it was eerily quiet. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Reyna eyed the balconies, half expecting luminous shapes to flicker at the railing. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The two hugged the walls, flashes flickering out the way in intermittent bursts. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z He lights a candle he found near the register, and the light flickers across his face as he carries it from shelf to shelf and trails his fingers along the spines of the books. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Up on stage, the actors stood frozen, staring at a flickering light that emanated from a far corner of the theater as the feathered microraptors shrieked and scattered. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z It might be true that something else had happened, something bad, something that flickered outside the boundaries of the things you could see. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z A few windows flicker with the faint blue light of late-night TV. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The robots were flickers, small and getting smaller, in the distance. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The color in Our Lady of the Fighter Pilots’ shawl was pale blue that changed hues in the flickering of the beeswax candles. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Harry saw the name upon it flickering in the wandlight before he was forced around and slammed against it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The electric lights in the little room flickered and buzzed, then they went out. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z His fingers flicker, like blades of grass shivered by wind. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I allow my eyes to flicker up to the screen long enough to see that the blush on my cheeks is unmistakable. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z They entered a low-ceilinged chamber, and as they did, the light flickered under the weight of the darkness. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Each of the hundreds of shiny baubles that hung on the tall Christmas tree caught the flickering light of the fire and reflected it in miniature, until the tree itself seemed to shimmer and glow. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Through the night, each orange tongue of flame flickered from a wick at the top. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z The flame flickered and swayed, the shadows moved around him, the room seemed to grow darker and colder. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Finally it came, at first a tiny light that flickered from my palm, then a surging magnificent glow. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z In the corner of the ghost wagon, something flickers, dark and creeping. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Something broke loose and whirled in a blaze of flickering light and pain. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z A flicker, and Bod was alone in the room once more. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z In the flickering lamplight Father gently twisted the golden bangle over Mother’s outstretched hand. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Then the floodlights flickered—there was a great cry of hope from the crowd—and the lights came on and stayed on. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A mind movie flickers in my brain of an angry fish at the bottom of a tree, banging on the trunk with its fins and complaining that it can’t climb it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The fire snapped and danced, lively and warm, tinged with blue, but no flicker of its light came close to him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Yes, Mom,” he said, his eyes on the flickering screen in his hand. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The domovoi flickered as he lay on the floor, transforming from dog to cat to old man. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z Alex’s mom sat on the sofa, the light from the muted TV flickering on her face. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Those sad thoughts were always flickering at the edges of Jess’s mind. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z James glanced in disbelief and aggravation at Laurent and exchanged another brief look with Victoria, whose eyes still flickered edgily from face to face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The light from the circle of burning brand flickered across the blades of their knives. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z So light and easy, there was room for my eyes to flicker to hers. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Long ragged tails streamed behind them like flickering flames, and in place of a lord's sigil they bore the device of a god: the burning heart of the Lord of Light. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All the mist had come alive with these fleeting forms, dodging, flickering, fading on every side. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The stone seemed to reflect all the splendors of the world: the glittering of the sun on the sea, the flickering of fire, and the shine of silken threads. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The flickering flame made her look almost young. The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z As they stared, it swam upward with a lithe flicker and stopped just below the surface. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people had already drifted away, but most were still watching the flames flicker out on the great lawn, and everyone had to listen to Javi. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He bowed his head, but I saw him flicker another puzzled look at me. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Disappointment flickered on the faces of the villagers. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She looked up at a broad Asiatic face, under a wolverine hood, lit by flickering lamplight. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “No — well, I was only one when they died,” said Harry, his eyes on the flame of the candle flickering in Hagrid’s heavy snores. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z He could still feel her lips on his, smell the scent of her hair, and see the gold in her eyes flickering in the candlelight. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Bobby Joe’s pale eyes flickered, then swiftly assessed the faces of the men confronting him. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Seconds ago, that candle had been quietly flickering in its gilded candelabra; now only the tiny flames flickering on the ground remained. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z He watched Koffi's smile flicker for a moment, showing real confusion, before her expression hardened. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Candles flickered on wooden tables in the dimly lit bar. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I felt a faint hope flicker in my chest, remembering that night we lay atop the greystone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The lights flickered back on and the train shot forward. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Its dusty walls were illuminated by a small, flickering oil lamp, and several sacks of what appeared to be flour were pushed together in one corner in a makeshift bed. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z At these words a black cloud of possibility bloomed in the children’s minds, a darkness in which scary thoughts flickered like bolts of lightning. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z To the west lightning flickered in sheets broken by jagged streaks. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course I am, she thought, smiling at Rishi in the flickering lamplight. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Pigs lounged in a muddy pit, an occasionally flickering tail the only sign they were alive. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She was examining her feet, and he could see, even in the flickering light of the fire, that the soles were badly cut and bleeding. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z The hazy holographic image of the 1960s librarian flickered into view. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She slid it open and stared down the hallway to where the brightness of the lamps sent long flickering shadows dancing across the paneled wood before her eyes. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “Welcome, children, to the library of the future,” said the flickering projection. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z The fire inside me has flickered out, and with it my strength. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I was pretty sure the only female lips Sean Russell Flaherty had ever touched besides his mom’s were flickering images on a computer monitor. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The savage knelt down by the edge of the thicket, and there were lights flickering in the forest behind him. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Above me the windows flicker with a different kind of light—flames, from candles or lanterns. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z As the truck slowly rocked along the busy street, streetlights flickered on. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Then, restoring her sanity, lights flickered in the doorway—candles—men hurrying into the room. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z She pointed down at a giant road-train passing below, the only light coming from it a dim red flicker from underneath, the navigation laser reading the bar codes painted onto the road. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z A flicker crossed the corner of his vision, and his right hand darted up at once, and he found he was clutching a robin, a dæmon, red-breasted, panicking. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Hie torches had begun to bum low, and one or two had flickered out. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mariam pictured her own face, her thin lips and long chin, and felt a flicker of jealousy. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z A persistent flicker called; some nighthawks, flashing bright white spots on their narrow, knifelike wings, dipsy-doodled overhead. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in the depths of his madness a little common sense still flickered, and he looked at her sharply, almost as if he suspected her of sarcasm. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The food lifted his spirits, and soon he was poring over the map in the flickering light. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Indoors it was dark—the wick, burning in its shallow saucer of oil, threw only a dim wavering light—but outside the land glimmered, sometimes pale and sometimes vivid, in the flicker of lightning. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z And when the light from the news show flickered over her face I could see tears going down her cheeks. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Above the hands, motionless faces that were only moved and tossed and flickered with firelight. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z A tall canister of coconut oil gleamed in the flickering light of the brass lamp. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Along-side the procession, slaves ran lightly through the grass with torches in their hands, and the flickering flames made the great monuments seem almost alive. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His eyes were confused as they flickered swiftly between Alice’s face and mine, feeling the chaos . . . for I could guess what Alice had seen now. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The fire flickered before him, casting light on Pima and the drowned girl. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The beam flickered on after the fifth or sixth try. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Brave Orchid rubbed the slender hands, blew on the fingers, tried to stoke up the flicker- ings. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z But he hadn’t seen it and I couldn’t speak to tell him, frozen in place as I was, my dying flashlight flickering over the blank woods. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z He had no other arm with which to fight the shadows that flickered around him on the floor. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Desperate, he drew his own sword, and it seemed to him that it flickered red, as if it was a firebrand. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And then they saw a golden light flickering in the distance. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “So long as nobody bulldozes it down!” cried Mrs. Gause, whose flickering image was still being projected behind the circulation desk. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z But this chunky, misshapen child-man was not pretty; the pink end of his tongue darted forth, flickering like the tongue of a lizard. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The night is windy and shadows flit hither and thither in the flicker of the gunfire. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The front room was dark except for the flicker of a small fire in the hearth. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Rader and Bobby exchanged a flicker of a glance, and the lawyer responded: “That is a possibility.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The girl—Sam—stepped reluctantly aside, revealing a bathroom that danced with the flickering light of candles. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z The hardware in Mulch’s eye flickered and sparked. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z Flight upon steep flight of stone and flickering gaslight. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They stare at each other in silence for a while, the candles flickering around them. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z And then the pencil races along the page, the Spinney flickers out of sight, and I find myself back in the story. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Pictures of those lost, flowers, teddy bears, candles flickering in the quiet night. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z Roy’s eyes flickered to her hand, which was now dripping fat glops of barbecue sauce. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Lanterns flickered near the center of the port, where the road led up the hill to the city, but here was all shadow and starlight. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I thought I saw his lips flicker then, as though he w'ere about to smile. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes flickered green and yellow in the moonlight. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Cole saw a lantern flicker in the window, and he heard movement inside. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z The screen flickered on, and Anansi sat in his human form, leaning against the edge. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The scroll looked unremarkable, but when Percy spread it across his lap, a video recording flickered on the parchment. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Apples and Ending and fist over hand and Ben and Julie and Beaut, Todd? and the generator is flickering and rags and shut up, just shut up and Look at me, boy. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The oddest, saddest expression flickered across his face. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Battery lights flicker green and yellow in little glass vases on the tables. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z A flicker of red light glowing near the bottom of one of the lockers. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Her image flickered through a spectrum of colours. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Yellow butterflies flickered along the shade like flecks of sun. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z A single flicker of the eyes could give you away. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The fire flickered and crackled and slowly died down. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z We find him leaning against a flickering streetlight. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Or do we catch a fleeting microexpression of distress and unhappiness flickering across his or her face? Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z She smiled faintly, and her whole form flickered. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “The fireflies would flicker rapidly for their last few minutes of life. If it was timed right, the river shimmered as the jumper crossed it.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Sitting back, she watched the leaves flicker out in the understory. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Lightning flickered over the Midnight Mountains to the east; stars twinkled over the gorge in the west. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Scattered lights flickered through the trees ahead of him, on both sides of the road: Mole's Town. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There was a faint hiss, a noisome smell went up, the lights flickered and danced and swirled. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z But they all had the flickering reflection of an oil lamp on each lens. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as Papa looked up at Amil, the annoyance flickering in his eyes, I heard something. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His royal eye took in the situation without a flicker. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It was at this moment that the courtroom lights flickered in the storm, flickered again, and went out. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When Ophie pressed her on it she only flickered in that way Ophie had come to learn meant it was not something the spirit wanted to discuss. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z By midmoming they could see lightning flickering to the west, followed by the distant crash of thunder. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the lowering sun their giant shadows flickered darkly behind them. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z David flickers his fingers up and down, like he’s playing a piano in the air. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z While the flickering beam of the movie projector slants through the darkness over her head, Tessie admits to herself that she doesn’t want to marry Michael Antoniou. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Cristiana looked from me to Hamlet, suspicion flickering in her eyes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z On her finger was Nenya, the ring wrought of mithril, that bore a single white stone flickering like a frosty star. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The lamps around the door were flickering on and off almost randomly now, spelling out no words that Coraline could understand. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z As for the course, that wasn’t difficult, either: the lightning that flickered around the Mountain served as a brilliant beacon. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Her ears flicker, as if waiting for instruction. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A flight of flickering orange birds took wing from the castle, twenty or thirty of them,- pots of burning pitch, arcing out over the river trailing threads of flame. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Gollum withdrew himself, and a green glint flickered under his heavy lids. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Yet in that glare I sometimes detected a flicker of approval, as if this streak of independence, this refusal to be shaped by him reflected his own obstinance. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z A nimbus of flames still flickered about the body. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In her mind’s eye, she saw, or felt, a flurry of movement, a shadow that flickered away just before she could see it. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The gaslights cast flickering shadows over the shroud, as though something was moving under there. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Mrs. Owens asked the flickering shape in the graveyard, now little more than an outline, like distant summer lightning in the shape of a woman. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z In the flickering glow, Taylor’s mother looked just like she had when Taylor was six, but this mom wasn’t crying at a sink full of dirty dishes. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z ‘Take you to see Elves, eh?’ he said, eyeing Sam closely, but with a smile flickering on his face. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The tracks and ties were all metal now, and the lights in the tunnels were different, not red incandescents but flickering fluorescent tubes that glowed a sickly green. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Quickly she came around the desk to Elizabeth’s chair and nudged the mouse across its pad, and the black screen of Elizabeth’s monitor flickered to life: a spreadsheet showing the year-to-date expenses. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z They hoped for peace, and they hung those flickering hopes on Lanre. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her light-was hardly any brighter now than a candle flickering out. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In the boy’s eyes was a restless, darting, animal flicker that Roy had seen before. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It could be a cigarette lighter, a gun trigger, the speakers, or a flickering streetlight; it could be anything. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I was watching Davis as he spoke, and I saw something in his face flicker without quite going out. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z From where she stood, Annabeth couldn’t see what was below, but the edge flickered with red light as if illuminated by huge fires. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Just rocked back and forth, his face lit by the silver glow of the images flickering across the screen. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She makes a marching motion, trying to smile, but it falls quickly and the sadness flickers back into her face. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The ten holographic statues in their recessed nooks flickered off, leaving black and empty spaces. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Across the street, the neon sign of Restless Video flickers erratically. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z It has barely touched the flickering white flames of the bonfire when she leaps into his arms. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Redemption glanced at Jam, then back at Ube, uncertainty flickering across his face. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z His brown eyes flicker left and right like he’s analyzing me. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z And then the lights flickered, and flickered again, and went out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Still gruff, still a man of few words, but now I see flickers of something like love. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The lights flicker off, because of course they do. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z I held the vial up to the flickering candlelight and saw that it was half empty. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z He paused a moment, the camera flashes flickering off his cheeks. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire cast shadows, and odd flickers, into the darkness. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z As the aurora australis flickered overhead, Wild came in a dog’s whisker ahead of Hurley, with a time of two minutes and nine seconds. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z No no no, she said inside her head, but she saw it: a flicker of red, rising from the pavilion of the guildhall. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He caught up to them and gasped for air, his purple aura flickering around him. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I look up to see sadness flicker across his face, almost instantly replaced by that now-familiar chill. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He could swear, as he drove down the tree-lined street in the late morning light, that he saw dozens and dozens of flickering ghosts—his grandparents and their parents and their parents—watching him, smiling. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He ran his eyes over the group of travelers and their gear—their wagon still full of supplies, the fine workmanship on their horses’ saddles—and suspicion flickered over his face. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Catelyn could see the flickering reddish light through the open window now. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It’s like a lamp flickering on inside my chest. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I see a flicker of blue over Lauren’s shoulder, and peer around her to get a better look. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A snake flickered along the bank and slid into the water. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z It is a small table filled with flickering candles and statues of Catholic saints and voodoo gods. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z A flicker of green movement near his foot made him start briefly, but it was only a tiny lizard. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There was in his eyes just the merest flicker of the look she had seen there on that first morning outside the Meeting House. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Already the men were over the bank and the torchlight was flickering up and down the hedgerow and through the brambles above their very heads. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Friday nights under a full moon that filled the black satin sky with a light as soft and delicate as the flickering of a candle. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z But I see it, the flicker on her mouth, a hint of softness beneath her anger. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Two of his candles flickered, and one went out. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z The woman’s eyes flicker, and for a moment, I think she’s mocking me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Gold-yellow lights of kerosene lamps flickered from behind windows and on verandahs of homes, like the eyes of hundreds of wild cats. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z His hands moved back to the puzzle, but after a few moments his eyes flickered back to the shape. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z His garb placed him from at least the previous century, and as he argued with whomever it was only he could see, he began to flicker, and before long, he was completely gone. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z A flicker on her screen announced that another set of images was ready for dispatch. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Now, Hooper was leaning on his elbow, looking up, his face prideful, in the flickering light from the bonfire. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z She's kind of pretty in the flickering lamplight, with glittering green powder over her smooth- lidded eyes and a short, black, bobbed haircut. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z He looked up at me, eyes flickering like gas lamps. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The camp looms like a small village before me, flickering and swaying in the haze like a mirage. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was as though I'd learned suddenly to look around corners; images of past humiliations flickered through my head and I saw that they were more than separate experiences. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of food sizzling and the neon sign flickering in the window, Chinese food, open. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The lights flicker for a moment and go out. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z He did not wake up, nor even flicker his eyelids. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z With each bite her eyes began to glisten with energy, and, like a flame, she soon flickered and stood tall. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I could read his innermost thoughts, and in his face I saw a look of helplessness and uncertainty as to how to behave, and at the same time a flicker of awareness of his masculinity. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I stood under it, remembered all the times we’d climbed it, straddled its branches, our legs swinging, dappled sunlight flickering through the leaves and casting on our faces a mosaic of light and shadow. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I could see a shiny, shiny black shoe lying halfway underneath some concrete, then it got covered with smoke, and then the lightbulb flickered out again. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z In the attic, TaShon is a dark lump, with a flickering light, curled up reading. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He got up to leave, and as he did so the courtroom lights flickered on. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Thomas suddenly felt dizzy, his eyes flickering between the boys and the bizarre place in which he’d found himself. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Their flickering light made the outline of his head appear wet and glistening, almost as if it were melting all over again. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z She watched the flickering light from the fire. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The flame in the small lamp flickered treacherously; it was difficult to inspect the vases closely. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Pax registered an instinctive alarm at the cool flicker of V-shaped shadow. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z More lights glowed in the woods, and weirdest of all, a fire flickered in the attic window of the Big House, where the Oracle dwelt, imprisoned in an old mummified body. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z All at once the lights flickering ahead of him merged together, the roar of the forest rose to thunder and a tall bush directly in his path burst into a great fan-shaped flame. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z His eyes flickered up at me from under his lashes, the hint of a smirk on his face. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And the texture of skin around the eyes, how fragile it was, and earliest to wrinkle, and the dart and flicker of the orb beneath the lid. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There was a flicker of something in his eye when he looked at her, but it was gone so quickly, Dimple wondered if she’d imagined it. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z The air smelled of wet leaves, and our carved jack-o’-lantern flickered impressively against the shrubbery by the door. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Yawar stood, and though I was sitting at the edge of the group as always, I could still see his eyes dancing in the flickering flames as he announced, “Planting isn’t easy work.” The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Elsewhere, there are flaming hoops perched at different levels that performers slip in and out of with ease, as though the hoops were only metal and not encased in flickering flames. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z High John glared at the burning tear flickering in the sky. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A green light was flickering in his bulging eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The men were moving about downstairs, and Will could see a dim flicker of light that might have been a flashlight at the edge of the door. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Plastic candles with orange bulbs flicker along the dark windows. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z There seemed to be the barest flicker coming from over where the roller coaster had been. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z He stopped, his dark analytical eyes flickering from the gun in my hand to the doll that lay in the dust, then back again. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Her eyes flickered from one man to the other. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes you can glimpse a person's soul in just a flicker of expression, and Sarai glimpsed Ruby's then: the longing that was the core of her. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "Sit down all of you. They raided us for fire. They're having fun. But the-" Ralph was puzzled by the shutter that flickered in his brain. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z I saw her eyes flicker to me and then away, satisfied by my obvious ordinariness, and by the cautious, no-contact space Edward kept between us. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z We are little flames poorly sheltered by frail walls against the storm of dissolution and madness, in which we flicker and sometimes almost go out. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes flickered and were about to close when he noticed something odd hovering over town. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “No?” the man roared, his face so distorted with anger he looked more like an animal than a man, his teeth glittering in the flickering torchlight. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Tally blinked again, but couldn’t make out the flicker anymore. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Their purple forms flickered as they jockeyed for places. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There were no lumpy columns of rock here; nothing interrupted the wide flat surface of the water, which stretched out before them in the flickering light from their candles. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I was shaking like when a breeze blows through the sacristy and the votive candles flicker. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The fluorescent fixture overhead buzzed and flickered, its blue-gray light giving our faces an ashen color, as if we were dead. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z It touched down on the road next to Jason and took the form of a horse—a misty steed with lightning flickering through its body. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z For a moment she was afraid, but they rode past her without a flicker of interest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Mr. Dandy’s eyes flickered away and back, but Bod was no longer by the broken statue. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The Master looked at the gray-haired lady with the marmoset dæmon in her lap, and a flicker of amusement passed between them. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z A tiny smile flickered across her gray face. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Under the picture of the man with the burning heart there is a shelf with a red glass holding a flickering candle and next to it a small statue. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The candle flickered within the lantern as if a breath had blown against it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Reed continued, watching for a flicker of recognition in Clarian’s pale face, “They tell this story ’round Liccaro, when the sun goes down in the dusty sky. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Fireflies glittered in the leaves of the elm trees and in the ferns and in the hazel bushes, flickering on and off like the lights of a strange and distant city. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He concentrated, and fire flickered over his fingers. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "Unless—" he starts again, and his eyes flicker. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z Under flickering light, the two men pored through centuries-old ledgers, the pages beautifully preserved by the dry desert air. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In the daylight, the path would have been an easy walk, but in the dusk—brightened only by the flickering torches— it was an obstacle course. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z In the flickering light, she watched as he carefully wrote them down. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire crackles and flickers, all red bright and dark-orange light. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z "Don't you think we should go . . . ?" "Isn't it, though? She was in a state for months . . ." her expression flickered, became indeterminate. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He showed not a flicker of emotion when I arrived or when I finally blurted out my story. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Candles flickered on the fireplace mantel, reflected in the mirrors along the walls. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The serpentine steps twisted ahead, striped by bars of flickering light from the narrow windows above. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “I noticed that,” Kote said with a flicker of curiosity, running a finger along the darker groove the letters made in the wood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The smoke stung Meggie’s eyes, and the flickering firelight danced on the red walls and columns as if the whole church were ablaze. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z A wistful expression flickered across her lined face. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The first stars flickered on like the lights over the movie marquee downtown. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z And in an office on the seventeenth floor, the image on the television monitor flickered and changed as Street Camera #1 smoothly cut across to Reception Cameras #2 and #3. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Bekhir was loath to show emotion in front of his men, but at this I saw his eyes flicker and his jaw tighten. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Over his right shoulder a girl stared at me with one round, dark eye, her long hair draped around her face, flickering in tandem with the flames of the large fire. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The little flicker of the fire made the surrounding darkness even deeper, and made every shadow move. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Her lips did not move and her eyes did not flicker. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There's only the flickering light from the TV. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z In the flickering glow of a lantern, I see ... people. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Dark, ruined ships appear, scuttled or destroyed, one with its bow shorn away, a second flickering as it burns. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z I weave through its empty roads, darting between the flickers of sconce-lit streets, and pray I don’t run into one of the patrolling Sons of the Six. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Her eyes flicker to me before she brings her loaded fork to her lips. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Without any supper?” said Snape, a triumphant smile flickering across his gaunt face. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z The mayor flickers his fingers at his collar. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z Ube whistled to himself as he tracked his finger down a row of them, read the flickering screens carefully, then pulled three drawers open, reaching into them to pull out thin bundles of paper. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Across the hold, Archer slashed at the woman’s face, his knife flickering in the lantern light. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When she spoke his name her eyes flickered to him, and warmth spread over his skin. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z A second later his face changed back to a smile, a nanosecond flicker. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the gray sky, pools of stagnant water flickered among dead grasses and broken reeds. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z An illusion flickered to life on the ground, showing a rocky cliff that dropped off into the sea. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Fear flickered on their faces like a hungry, growing flame. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Riddle had frozen, his face expressionless, but his eyes were flickering back and forth between each of Dumbledore’s, as though trying to catch one of them lying. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z The only sound is the occasional pop of the oil lamps flickering against the black brick. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z My mind flickered as if on short circuit, spitting never-ending images of anguish, anxiety, and sorrow at me. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Her face was calm, but her eyes flickered as if searching for the right word. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He brought a torch that threw flickering shadows around the darkening atrium. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z The wizard’s face remained grave and attentive, and only a flicker in his deep eyes showed that he was startled and indeed alarmed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The flicker for a moment showed his sharp nose, and the puff of smoke. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z A light flickered under Aunt Rose’s door, and Ophie knocked lightly. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z In the night when he was at his load he saw their faces flickering past him, caught for an instant out of the darkness by the flaming torch ahead. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Forty feet above, the stone men moaned and muttered beneath a flickering lamp. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Resa fixed the flickering candle to the coffin with a little of its own wax. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The welding torches of men working on the steel cofferdam flickered on and off, glowing orange and electric blue. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z My eyes flicker to the gun, but that’s not what freezes me to the spot. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z As the supply of water from the irrigation ditch waxed and waned, the lights flickered on and off and glowed with varying degrees of in-tensity. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A dim light flickered through the dirty plate-glass window on the third floor. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes flicker, so I know she hears me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z At night these houses glowed with the flickering yellow light of kerosene lanterns that lent the district an aura considered quaint—by those who didn’t have to live there. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Fire flickered on the wooden shingles of a handful of roofs. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Jeweled necklaces hung at her throat, gem-studded bracelets circled her wrists, and heavy rings threw back the flickering torches. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z Countless cheeses, breads, vegetables, sweets, waterfalls of wine, and streams of spirits that flicker with flames. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Ambrose half-turned to look back at me and I saw flickers of amusement play across his face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Though at other moments, flickering in front of him, he sees the big kid from the entrance exams: his face gone bloodless atop the platform high above the dance hall. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z When I glanced to the side, ribbons of flickering green flashed by the nonexistent door. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Bo and Hornet had gathered all the candles they could find and their flickering light filled the movie theater with dancing shadows. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It was a flickering thought, but there was no doubt about it: In the tiny time she’d been there, Brooklyn had already become a kind of shelter. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z So Peeta begins pointing it out to me, insisting I acknowledge its progress and sometimes, for just a moment I feel a flicker of hope before the agony of the night engulfs me again. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He saw a flicker of bewilderment in the eyes of the crew. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The lamps around the classroom flickered and went out. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z There was a flicker like green fire in his eyes, and his beard stood out stiff as a great besom. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Her beautiful eyes were intense and — when they flickered unwillingly to my face — furious. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Bull commented on each car that flickered past like a single frame on a long roll of film. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire cast a yellow-orange glow that flickered eerily across the faces of the soldiers. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a few chairs and a handful of candles which were giving off flickering shadows. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Just as he flickers away, Mom leans over and leaves a lipstick kiss on the glass. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z She’d tied her blond hair back with a strip of denim torn from her pants leg, and in the fiery light of the river, her gray eyes flickered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Images of a flower-choked coffin, a silent congregation and Faith crying softly behind me flickered. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z A shell hit a tree top across the road and splinters flickered through the grove and spattered against the brick wall. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s actually smiling, coquettishly even; there’s a hint of her former small-screen mannequin’s allure, flickering over her face like momentary static. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a brief red flame that flickered under the clouds and died away. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z This is where things got weird: I saw something next to the laughing man, like an old movie that flickered for just a few seconds and then went out. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Lightning flickered over the Empire State Building, making the Romans’ armor flash. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Just a house where Alex grew up, where he saw Henry’s picture in a magazine and felt a flicker of something, a start. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z There are murky, smoky parties, with the lights turned out and candles flickering in bottles. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She loved to look at the fire in the fireplace, flickering and changing all the time, burning yellow and red and sometimes green above the logs, and hovering blue over the golden and ruby coals. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z And there was no flickering coming from either Miig’s or Chi-Boy’s rooms, which meant they were either asleep or on patrol, so I was safe from discovery. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z I peered at the map in my hand by the flickering light of our waning flashlight. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z The flickering lantern he held cast our dancing shadows on the smooth, clean adobe walls. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The swords and knives of the defenders shone and flickered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Above that was another, higher and more distant, and still higher a third, no more than a flickering spark in the sky. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Her eyes flickered across the picture of the young girl next to the picture of the Goddess. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z When I failed to answer, a stocky female avatar stepped out of the shadows and into the chamber’s flickering torchlight. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z She saw their sharp black triangles outlined against the little square of window and watched them flicker and quiver in response to every small night sound. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The overhead lights had gone out and come back on and flickered again, and now they were on only dimly, like emergency lights leading out of a burning building or a crashed airplane. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Just as he made it to the corner of West Oriole and the highway, the streetlights flickered on. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A lightbulb flickered and sizzled then steadied, but only sent out a low-wattage glow. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He shook it a few times and finally the bulb flickered on faintly. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Coin’s eyes have flickered to her arm, the clock. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The fluorescent light flickered over Mrs Boland’s thin, attentive face, and cast tall shadows up the walls. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z A stronger gust struck, lifting her slightly, taking some weight off the board, and one of the metal-detector lights flickered stronger. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z As the lamplight flickered off the portholes, the walls of the tiny cabin seemed to close in about her. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z But with all the scenes, the birthdays, the lessons, the practices, the ordinary events that should have been left alone, what I remember most are Jenna’s eyes, flickering, hesitation, an urgent trying. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z My face must register at least a flicker of bewilderment, because he addresses it. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Upstairs in the nursery Mary Poppins was airing the clothes by the fire, and the sunlight poured in at the window, flickering on the white walls, dancing over the cots where the babies were lying. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z My heart is breaking, but underneath there’s this flickering flame of fury, too. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z He thought with a flicker of regret of the snapshots his mother used to send him from Calcutta, of prospective brides who could sing and sew and season lentils without consulting a cookbook. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z In the sconces’ flickering light, he noted Kamau looked even more fatigued than usual. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z After Granny and my mother left, I reclined on top of a huge boulder nearby and gazed eastward at the flickering stars slowly vanishing from a bleak eastern sky. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice was low, and the flickering firelight played across his tan cheeks. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z His eyes flicker to me briefly before returning to my grandfather. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z He said it lightly, but something hard and dark flickered beneath the surface. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Briskly he retreated into the lobby of the headquarters building, where the ceiling lights flickered twice and faded out. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Now Cole had danced half the night, but still a defiant flicker of anger remained inside him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Flicker, flicker, rustle, rustle—always just out of sight. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z There was no night or day; only a flickering. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry takes a beat, his eyes flickering to the cameras again before he switches on a stage smile and a laugh, cuffing Alex on the shoulder. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z This time, no acne commercial flickered through her thoughts. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z He holds his naked hand to his chest, kneading the palm, the flickering light from the fire painting his face in dramatic shadows. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I see a flicker of movement in my periphery, and look out the window that faces the apple orchard. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Was he not heightening the horror of his own end by straining after a flickering hope? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z He looked up at them, and a faint light of cunning and eagerness flickered for a second in his pale blinking eyes. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z In the gray gloom below the grandstands full of screaming faces, their white blades flickered in and out of the water. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z He saw one small flicker of sadness pass over Spear’s face, took the bottle from his lips. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He went up the Pott Street side of empty Riverroad Square, where another poster hung crookedly on the kiosk, and he was headed toward North Street when suddenly the lights flickered and went out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Lights flicker on above us and my feet lift off the ground, like there’s some invisible elevator carrying me upward. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Belet took a bite, and there was a flicker of shock on her face. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Something flickered in Hazel’s heart, and she tried to ignore it. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I could see a couple of grown-ups moving around looking lost, trying to pick things up, then the smoke would cover them, and then the bulb would flicker out and they’d disappear. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The hinges creaked again, and Sam, now peering over the corner of the passage-threshold, saw a flicker of light in an open doorway, and the dim shape of an orc coming out. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Instead, I stare at the candlewick as it flickers against the Virgin’s calm smile. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He turned his eyes to the sky, beyond the flickering fireflies to the stars. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The man's expression didn’t change, but Luke thought he saw a flicker of interest in his eyes. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z It would have been every bit as dark as the school, if not for hundreds and hundreds of flickering candles. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z “Yeah, but this is Nick,” Simon insists, though I catch a flicker of uncertainty in his eyes. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z They flickered from purple to orange as if the colors were fighting for dominance. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Their headlines pulse and flicker across the pages, calling my attention. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I watched the silvery light flicker around the petals. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z All around us I see candlelight flickering to fife from window to glassless window, and here and there the locals light small fires along the edges of alleys. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z From the projector, the film flickered across the entire wall. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He and Isabelle looked at each other, their eyes still shining from the flickering images. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z He was staring back at the emperor in shock and, for the first time Pinmei could remember, she saw a flicker of fear on Yishan’s face. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The bulbs along it had gotten brighter, and instead of giving a steady light, they flickered— because they weren’t electric bulbs at all, but gaslamps. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Miss Avocet squinted and furrowed her brow, and her eyes seemed to fix on the opposite wall, alive with flickering shadows. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Uncle Turu looks at the faces flickering in the light of the flames and offers a smile. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The movement made the flame flicker but it didn’t go out. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes flickered to Edward again, wondering if he was giving out too much information. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z The man leaned over until his face was just inches from Klaus’s, so close that the man’s features flickered into a blur. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z “Excellent,” the principal said with a sly smile and a flickering series of eyelash flutters. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z The station was an expansive, slick-walled cave with flickering overhead lighting. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Oshiro realized he could see quick, flickering movements in the trees outside the wire. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Lillian and Mary Anne both sang “Happy Birthday” as Ben blew out the candles that flickered over his breakfast meal. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It filled the whole damp hut with flickering light and Harry felt the warmth wash over him as though he’d sunk into a hot bath. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Her eyes found the path of the Red Fork and traced it by flickering candlelight. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Impassively he stood there against the wall, in the shadow of the flickering candle, seemingly trying to awaken himself from some bad dream, some nightmare. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good work, son,” Captain Marsh said, with the flicker of an almost-smile. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Amah’s silhouette was still and calm against the flickering light of the flames. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I’m dealing with the fire that sends flickering shadows. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z But too late; he had already told her, and he could see by her face, by the flicker of sudden aversion, that she knew. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Torchlight flickered within the courtyard, and there was a mumble of voices. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Nat laid down his knife and fork and sat staring at the flickering lights of the candles. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Their modern clothes flickered, turning into gray hooded robes. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The last lights on the street flicker off. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Jamie gives a polite smile, but his eyes flicker back and forth like he doesn't want to look directly at her. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z June bugs flickered all around, and music notes floated from inside, sounding like a violin, only a lot sadder. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z A candle had been flickering in her mother’s chamber, but her great carved bed was empty beneath its dusty canopy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She laughed—a sound I’d heard too few times lately—then a frown of pain flickered across her face. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z These golden surfaces were encrusted with countless jewels—blue, purple, and red—which, in the flickering candlelight, seemed to pulse with a life their own. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z They were just about to spin the glass door and go out, when they saw coming towards it from the pavement the running, flickering figure of a child. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z At dusk, just as the fireflies flicker on, my grandfather makes his way home. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z I may be wrong but I thought I saw a flicker of movement from the cage. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Speaking in short, matter-of-fact phrases, they worry aloud over the fickle weather and fields of sunflowers still too wet to cut, while above their heads Ross Perot’s sneering visage flickers across a silent television screen. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She placed the food at his elbow and did as he bid her, filling the room with flickering light and the scent of cloves. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Astonished, she came out of her concentration, and the flicker died. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She can make stones jump about like frogs and she can make tongues of flame go flickering across the surface of the water. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z Sitting on the bed, I watched the uneasy flicker of streetlamps dance across the window. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The water in the pool flickered a few more times. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z For a moment the fish seemed shocked and was still, like a flickering flame on a match. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Bitter stepped forward, her gaze flickering between Jam and Pet’s motionless face. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z We turned towards the dark in front and illuminated a flickering tunnel of doors. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The moon was bright, and the flickering streetlights cast a glow on the city. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z The Sun God was battling the large clouds that now filled the sky world, and I didn’t take it as a good omen when the first faint flickers of his rising body were abruptly covered. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Stalactites hung from the ceiling of the cave, and bats fluttered and flickered. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I confess to feeling a flicker of regret when some kids laughed at that. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z She could taste their rage at Wick’s abominations, distinguish each soul’s flickering memories as they buzzed through the air. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Curtains swing idly from broken windows in the strange, flickering light; they unnerve him. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Across the flickering shack Jerome and I were left pretending not to notice. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z We stop in front of a picture of a saint with a flickering votive candle in front of it. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Just for a moment, he thought he saw a flicker of doubt in her eyes, but what she said was, "Why would Petyr lie to me?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Then rising swiftly up, far above the Towers of the Black Gate, high above the mountains, a vast soaring darkness sprang into the sky, flickering with fire. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Did you trust my mother?” she demanded, for his words had awakened a small flicker of anger in her, and she fought back her fear of him with it. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I thought I saw a shadow flicker across the glass—a humanlike shape. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z At the edge of the horizon, a flicker of movement caught her eye—something small and beige racing across the fields at incredible speed, leaving a vapor trail like a plane’s. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Her smile widens at the sight of me, although I notice her eyes flicker briefly to my clothing. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Out from the White Tower they walked, as if to a funeral, out into the darkness, where the overhanging cloud was lit beneath with flickers of dull red. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z At night, in the flickering light from the fire, it seemed to her that the wound, that great hole in the forehead, throbbed. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The dark buildings below were filled with phantom flickers of light, echoes of the sparkler burned into her eyes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z I see a flicker of recognition in the eyes of the man with the whip. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Matty thought he noticed a brief flicker of sadness in Leader’s eyes, despite the warm smile. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z His expression flickers cold for an instant at the mention of his brother, but then he’s back to normal, giving me a little laugh. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z In the flickering light it was difficult to make out the old statue propped against the wall, but she still recognized its likeness: Badwa, goddess of the jungle. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Lights flickered in the hawthorn bush behind him. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z When I gave her a wave, her hand had appeared, flickering for a second in the wedge of light between the parted drapes before the curtain dropped and she disappeared. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Ulbrickson still didn’t flinch; he just continued to stare out the window at the flickering white blades on the water, chewing his gum. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z When I said no, a look of surprise flickered across his face and his eyes slid over my shoulder. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I shook him, gently, then roughly, but still no flicker of his wrinkled lids. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Just when you thought you saw it flicker through your field of view, it was gone. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They wore gray camouflage outfits that flickered over skeletal bodies. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The streetlights flicker on as night settles over the noisy, bustling city. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z A brief chill spread up my arms and flame flickered to life along the rough edge of the wood. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Sierra could sense them flickering along the edges of her eyes, but she couldn’t look away from the mural. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Lyra felt a flicker of a thought at the edge of her mind, and turned to the screen. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of our technology permits us to deny its existence, and we maintain flickers of life for long stretches in one community of cells or another, as though we were keeping a flag flying. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A look of irritation flickered across Thanatos’s face. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Fire flickered within the oil lamp’s milk glass shade. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z They all kept flickering, changing, springing forward an hour, then falling back. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z To the right of the foyer was a living room where the light from a TV flickered across the far wall. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z Instead of a pole, the holster held a bronze trident, flickering with green light around the tips. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He spins her; her fingers flicker through the air. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He raised his broad-brimmed hat, and purple fire flickered in his eyes. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z So now and then the lights would flicker and go out. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He thought they were glow-worms or fireflies, but, on closer inspection, he perceived they were tiny people, flickering and flitting from branch to branch. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z His reading lamp was flickering, its oil all but gone, as dawn light leaked through the high windows. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z While Gwystyl eagerly rummaged through the alcove, the dwarf drew a deep breath and flickered out of sight. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, away on our left, I saw a faint flickering blue flame. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I tried to smile, and could not, I found myself held by those eyes, that had no light, no flicker of sympathy towards me. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The lighter flame flickered magically, making golden the purple shadows on the wall. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The flames are a radiant, flickering white, like the bonfire in the courtyard. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Hammie nods a few times, her gaze flickering to me as she listens. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Standing at the edge of the candle’s flickering light, he opened his hand and the circle of iron fell to the wooden floor, ringing dully. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Past them swooped the blue hawk, gliding down and down into the gloom, with each flaring light making his feathers flicker as he passed it, until he was merely a tiny spark, and then nothing. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z She turned her eyes on me, her big, flickering eyes with the copper fire inside them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She smelled like rotten eggs, and she was so mad that blue sparks flickered on her armor. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z But soon lightning began flickering again off to the west while mist drifted from the close eastern mountain canyons toward the road. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Interrogation Room One. Interrogation Room Two. Isolation Room One,” she whispered, her flashlight flickering across the words like an anxious firefly. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z Bristle didn’t stir, except for the flicker of an eyelid as she cut a warning glance at Pax. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Milo turned livid with indignation, his slim long nose flickering spasmodically between his black eyebrows and his unbalanced orange-brown mustache like the pale, thin flame of a single candle. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She also looked slightly crazed in the flickering red glow of the sputtering neon sign. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z She could see flickering lights in the distance, indicating settlements or garrisons of soldiers or, maybe, Fort Mose. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z All around him, lights are popping to life along the tents, flickering like fireflies. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Low voices mutter from around a corner ahead of us, and a flickering torch deepens the shadows the light can’t reach. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The flickering light cast a topaz glow over the narrow verandah, over the stubby gray hairs on Papa-Nnukwu s chest, over the loose, soil-colored skin on his legs. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Cupping a hand in front of my candle, I made my flickering way through the shelves, savoring the moment, soaking everything in. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For a moment some old, flickering, here-and-gone feeling stirred in the General’s memory—the smell of wet cabbage leaves in a cottage garden, the sense of some easy-going, kindly place, long forgotten and lost. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightbulbs hanging from the rafters flickered on for a moment. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Sometimes there was a patch of moonlight or the flicker of a lantern from the window of some house along the way. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He was staring into the flickering flames, lost in some vision. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His eyes flickered back to the porch, and then he leaned in to swiftly kiss me just under the edge of my jaw. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And everywhere they went, something went with them, behind, just beyond the edge of eyesight, something that flickered and vanished and then appeared again when they looked at something else. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The tears streaming down her cheeks gleamed in the flickering light. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z In another instant Doli flickered into sight astride what had seemed to be an empty saddle. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The firelight flickered orange and bright on her face. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mute images of animals swallowing each other whole flickered across the screen. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z I scan faces and bodies as I walk, searching for irregular breaths, flickering eyelids, anything to suggest that the people lying on the ground are just pretending to be unconscious. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The lights in her house had flickered at 730 that evening...and wasn’t the announcer talking about towns she knew well? Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z It was a snake, cold of eye, its tongue flickering, its fangs dripping with poison. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The meadhall is alive, great cavernous belly, gold-adorned, bloodstained, howling back at me, lit by the flickering fire in the stranger’s eyes. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The fire flickered and died all at once, leaving the room filled with the acrid smell of hot stone. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her smile flickered uncertainly, then lit up her homely face again. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z For just an instant my eyes flickered up. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z It flickers before snapping back into place, clean and orderly, the way it’s supposed to be. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Inside the Sinbad Restaurant, fluorescent tubes flicker on. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z And then I saw the red candle flickering just a little with the breeze. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I take it, my eyes flickering as always to the scars on his knuckles. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The particular path he chooses to wander down has no obvious doors, it is only a passageway between tents, endless stripes illuminated by flickering lights. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z That little flicker of curiosity she always felt around Robin flared bright. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Each letter flickers on one at a time,C-R-E-S-T-M-O-N-T , like filling in a crossword puzzle with neon letters. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z The spirits were leaving him now, shadows flickering off into the thick warehouse air. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The flanks of the horse flickered as they were pelted. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Worm said, a flicker of hope on his face. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z A flicker of appreciation ignited across my chest, yet oddly the spark fizzled out. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z The firelight magnified our shadows, glinted off the silver, flickered high upon the walls; its reflection roared orange in the windowpanes as if a city were burning outside. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z A heap of stones, planks, rubble, boards, and roof tiles lay there instead, illuminated flickeringly from inside the building. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Mary Poppins and Jane and Michael could not take their eyes off her as she flickered from one of them to another asking their advice. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z When light flickered off the waves again he knew they were nearing Regalia. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Everybody stayed silent, all staring at the flickering screen. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z In the dark, with candlelight flickering from all the porches, it’s easy to pretend that we really are in a fairy-tale village from a long, long time ago. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The lantern flickered and sputtered out right then. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Nothing—no noises from the inside, no flickers of light from a reading lamp. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z She did not acknowledge his applause with even a flicker of a smile. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she reached into a small bag, which hung from her side, and produced a rose made of glass, of a red so dark that it was almost black in the flickering firelight. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The cabins were decorated with tiny flickering lights, like Christmas lights, except they seemed to be balls of real fire. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z His numerous legs, pitifully thin in comparison to the rest of his circumference, flickered helplessly before his eyes. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Leaving the path, she picked her way across fallen branches and drifts of snow, and soon she saw flickering lights like fireflies in midsummer. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They drove past Obalende on the way back, tables and stalls lining the bustling road, orange flames flickering from the hawkers’ lamps. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z A modest glow of hope flickered to life within me, like a candle in the night. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She opened the trap and the small fish flickered green and gold as she spilled them into a bucket. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There was flickering within the leaves, birds that made their universe inside the mammoth cloud of branches. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z The flickering light from the fire played over her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z For a flickering moment, Sierra saw herself as if from above, bounding through the forest in long strides, nailing each leap. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z A single candle gave the flickering light by which we made our plans. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Staring down the hill at the dancing grass beneath them, there was a flickering shimmer in the air. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Together they lifted the door in the floor—it was a tight fit—and the musty air flickered the candles. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Once I notice him flicker a look at the palm of my hand. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Asta became some kind of night-dwelling beast and clung to his back, her wide eyes taking in every tiny flicker of light. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Small fish flickered past him like silver darts. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z She sighed and raised a hand: a blue flame flickered about her fingers for a moment, and then, as she lowered her hand and bent down to touch her chariot, the fire vanished. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Amari blew on it gently, and soon a small flame flickered in the darkness. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z This time, in the flickering golden light, Gabe approached the bed without hesitation. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Light flickered around her, and her eyes were so distractingly beautiful I hardly noticed the stallion-sized sea horse she was riding. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z When the wind reached the mountain-top he could see something happen, a flicker of blue stuff against brown clouds. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z “This is horrible,” shrieked the holographic librarian Mrs. Gause, as once again she flickered to frazzled life behind the circulation desk. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z Inside, the old lantern hissed before the flame flickered to life, just barely. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The flickering light played over his face, but there was no play of expression in his strong features; he looked grim and sad. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The lightning flickered still, far off among the mountains in the South. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Two days later, she bent to pick up a dropped spoon, only to find that her toes had begun to flicker like the dying flames in the hearth. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z As Annabeth watched, Small Bob began to grow, his form flickering until the little kitten had become a full-sized, translucent skeletal saber-toothed tiger. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She stole over to where I stood transfixed, handed me the flickering candle and told me to keep it down and away from the window. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Simon, walking in front of Ralph, felt a flicker of incredulity a beast with claws that scratched, that sat on a mountain-top, that left no tracks and yet was not fast enough to catch Samneric. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z My eyes, of their own accord, flickered to him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z As we stood there facing each other, I had this flickering thought that I looked the same way to her, split down the middle by light and shadow. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z Shadows flickered on the top of a frost heave. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It worked; between the warmth and the steady flickering of the flames, his eyelids grew heavy. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “Not to beg from,” she interrupted with a flicker of contempt. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I stood in the locked stall, staring up at the weak, flickering bathroom light, thinking about how I’d seen Rashad on the concrete a week before and I hadn’t even known who he was. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z It was as though an invisible veil had been lifted, and beneath it a different truth flickered in his friend’s eyes. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The flickering flames of a pitch pot threw wavering, grotesque shadows upon the walls. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Then all becomes quiet in the big room—only the candles flickering from the necks of a couple of bottles and the artilleryman spitting every now and then. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Once there appeared a strange optical effect: when he stood between me and the flame he did not obstruct it, for I could see its ghostly flicker all the same. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I looked up but could see only clouds of smoke, the flickering orange of fires reflected against them. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I shook my head and looked back at the Tree of Power, but it was no longer flickering. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The faintest flicker of distaste played across Lord Tywin's thin lips. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "When you come to the chamber of the Undying, be patient. Our little lives are no more than a flicker of a moth's wing to them. Listen well, and write each word upon your heart." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For the first time ever, I see fear flicker in Ainsley’s eyes. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z But if they were receiving men, not a flicker of my eyelids would show. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Pantalaimon was flickering from shape to shape in his agitation: dog, bird, cat, snow-white ermine. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They were accustomed to listening to him tell stories, though that usually happened after dinner, when the sky was dark and he could only see their faces by the flickering light of the fire. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z There was no answer, unless it were an utter silence more dreadful than the whispers before; and then a chill blast came in which the torches flickered and went out, and could not be rekindled. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z My mind flickers to the attack poses Grandfather taught me, the ones the Blackcliff Centurions don’t know. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He fitted the revolver into a hip holster, shouldered the rifle, and ambled down a hall to the parlor, which was dark except for the flickering television screen. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z As he stared, the black sticks flickered on the white surface. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z As the house lights dimmed in the Apollo Theatre, the flickering images of black-and-white photographs and film clips on the screen chronicled my father’s life. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z My flashlight reached into the darkness ahead, flickering off the damp stone walls. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z So Stella peered carefully into the shadows, her only light the flickering remains of the burning house. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z To his amazement, the screen flickered into life, a tiny, almost opaque window through the metal door. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Here and there a light flickered under a snow-thick roof, and Lyra thought she saw pale faces behind some of the windowpanes, and imagined their astonishment to see a child riding a great white bear. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes Sefia would stop in the middle of the path to look up and watch them flickering between the tree trunks, and the boy would pause by her side, looking too. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I break out in a cold sweat and see stars flicker in the corners of my vision. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Bran said as much to Meera Reed when she came to him at dusk as he sat in his window seat watching the lights flicker to life. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A half anile flickered across the queen's face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A flicker of a smile played across Artemis’s lips. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Ivy’s stomach flickered some more, but she ignored it. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The lights flickered on in a tripped succession once they stepped inside, and Pet was already there, walking around and looking at the equipment. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Inside there were two sharp fangs and a flickering tongue which quivered and turned into a sword. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A flicker of movement in the reflection made Cole glance up, but then he realized the movement was a fish hovering near his knees. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z “Micah and I saw a flickering light in the stacks and we went to see if someone was having trouble with their lamp. We found him near the southeast stairwell with this.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Joey asked, paying attention to the road but flickering his eyes to the mirror once in a while to watch Chas and the girls. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Only deep into the play’s final act did he notice a white scrap of paper visible behind a flickering, holographic prop stove he’d been working on earlier. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She lay quiet with her eyes just a tiny bit open, staring confusedly at the soft flames that occasionally flickered up among the coals that glowed in the fire pit. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Late in the afternoon, near sunset, the clouds thickened and boiled up into an anvil thun- derhead that flickered with silent lightning. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m calling on you today to—” Her eyes flicker back to the table where the other ladies is setting. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The arcana stir inside me like flickering candles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Some shine with a constant brightness; others flicker uncertainly or blink with an unfaltering rhythm. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z In a few minutes, Werfel saw the glow from the crackling lightning flicker on the rocks as the elf meditated and hovered in the air. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The white coat kept talking, his voice flat, something flickering in his eyes. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z With every breath it expelled, the snake’s tongue flickered out, repeating the vile name: “Asmodeussssssssssss!” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A flicker of grief crossed the mate’s face. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “We made it. Everybody out,” Dad said, and by the time all the car doors had opened and Dad had popped the trunk, a light outside the house flickered on. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Suddenly, a last flicker of hope flared within him. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z I lean forward and stare the loud girl down until her eyelids flicker. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He clicked it again — the next lamp flickered into darkness. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Immediately, the blade flickered, showing the dark shape of the giant Clytius moving through a corridor, snuffing out torches. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A colony of thin candles stands in the sand, a few of them flickering with yellow flames. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The room goes edgy, nervous, and a light flickers off. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z The dark heads didn’t flicker or pretend to hear, but their white eyes slid swiftly over and back. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn't make out much beyond them, but somewhere down the hallway, a dull orange light flickered. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z We drove back and—oh, dear!—the first thing we saw was the flickering of flames. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z A flicker of blue light off in the distance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then something flickered at her from far away. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The bags packed, I cast my eyes about the crowded kitchen, dimly lit by a flickering, half-burnt candle. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Something caught my eye—just a few flickering pixels in the distance, near the opposite end of the crater. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z My intuition flickered; the doctor was in on it. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z A flicker of understanding passed over her face. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Visions danced before her, gold and scarlet, flickering, forming and melting and dissolving into one another, shapes strange and terrifying and seductive. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “Well,” she said, her eyes flickering as if she was embarrassed by his sudden gloom. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Suddenly a gust of wind puffed through the sackcloth covering a hole in the window; the candle flickered but did not go out. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Torches are burning nearby, the flames flickering and wavering in the wind. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They took a few steps in, beams of light darting across the vast entrance space, and then just like that, the over-heads flickered back to life. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z The only sign of them is the orange flicker coming from the end of a cigarette. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Did Edward notice how Mike’s eyes flickered in his direction? Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z When he dragged himself back, the television was humming behind a flickering test pattern. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Nervously, Bloom flickered a glance at Nick, then at the gun in his own hand. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A golden dawn was breaking in the east, but behind Lady Melisandre’s window in the King’s Tower a reddish light still flickered. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I say, stepping back to study the flickering orange faces. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Elizabeth's tears slowed up, and a damp dimple flickered in her cheek. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Flames flickered around the edges of the floor. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked into the black eye of the chicken and, thankfully, saw nothing, not a flicker of fear. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Artemis was so upset she flickered with silver light. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Her eyes flicker with excitement as she gazes from the page to me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z My mind flickered to Nicole, drenched with rain, the bandage tape beginning to peel away from her cheekbone. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Two children, crouched behind the low-hanging branches of a hulking oak tree on the other side of the pond, watched the flickers of scarlet in the distance in fearful silence. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z She heard the sound of glass exploding and ducked as flames burst out and flickered toward the dark sky. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A thin pile of handwritten sheets of paper lay on the table in the light of the flickering candle. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I feel a smile flicker on my lips. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Hardly a flicker was to be seen upon its blade. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Again he thinks of the night he was nearly killed, the memory of those hours that have forever marked him flickering and fading in his mind. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A little flame started, flickered and wavered for a moment, then bloomed suddenly and leaped high with a roar. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind him the light from the flames flickered. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He lay back on the ground watching the flames flicker. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Below them, flickering torches lit the open Penitentiary yard. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I know he’s sneaking up on the fire, on my parents, who are flickering, shadowy, their faces indistinct. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z There is a flickering of harsh white light as the fluorescent lights come on. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I fell asleep, my mind lit up by the chameleon-like flickering of the dying dorado. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Tree-ear felt a flicker of hope when he saw that Kim looked not only at the chrysanthemums but at every aspect of the work. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z The windows of the taverns glowed with flickering candlelight, but I didn’t see many people inside. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z And a minute later a flickering glow came from somewhere in the direction the zeppelin had flown. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z We shot some one-on-one hoop out in the driveway, under a flickering garage light. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z The streetlights started flickering and Chris stood to his feet almost at the exact same time. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The flames under the pot weren’t flickering; they were still, like paintings of flames. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z She needs to keep moving, flickering around the room. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It was a huge chamber, the walls—half naked rock, half polished steel—lined with computer equipment, electronic meters, machines that blinked and flickered with a life of their own. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z Her eyes flickered—sometimes dark brown, sometimes pure red. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The giant’s ankle snared the lines, and blue flickers of electricity shot up his body. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Inside, the fire hissed and snapped and cast flickering shadows across the glossy green walls. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z All of the adults had seemed especially bleary, exhausted, and sad—except Milligan, who always looked that way—yet even so, there was a flicker of excitement, indeed of hope, in every eye. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z As they drew near the flash and flicker of their eyes could be seen. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Mac looked at Alex in surprised recognition, then broke into a wide, gentle smile, his eyes dancing in the warm glow of the flickering flames. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Now her mood seemed to flicker between curiosity and fear. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Squinting, she caught a flicker of movement in and out of the trees—figures stalking along the lake’s shore. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z He’s so close he’s practically breathing Luna’s reeking cigarette smoke, and when he looks into his face, there’s a flicker of recognition at the bloodshot, blackened eyes and the gaunt cheekbones. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Soon San Francisco was only a glittering crescent behind us, with an occasional flicker of lightning in the north. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She looked across the grave at Con; his body was rigid, and his wide-open eyes reflected the flicker of the candlelight. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z When the light from the brass lamp began to flicker and die, they called a truce. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The faces of those Belles flicker before my eyes. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z In the dusk its headstall flickered and flashed, as if it were studded with gems like living stars. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And then, without the slightest warning, it became the shimmering, flickering spot of light, floating in the darkness ahead of him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Candles flickered here and there in front of images of the saints; a faint and distant clatter came from the organ loft, where some repairs were going on; a servant was polishing the brass lectern. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The Halfhand eased himself to the ground and sat cross-legged by the fire, the flickering light playing across the hard planes of his face. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Kochu Maria was asleep on the drawing-room floor, curled into a comma in the flickering light of the television that was still on. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The store smelled like sour milk, though the drink cases were still flickering with intermittent electricity. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The station was an expansive, slick-walled cave with flickering overhead lighting. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Then a sudden flicker of light from a side passage stopped him. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z One of the fluorescent tubes above Four’s head twitches and flickers. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Men crowded into restaurants lit by flickering kerosene lamps and sat down to eat cheap steaks and drink stale beer at tables that were not more than pine planks resting on two sawhorses. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A trace of a smile flickered on his lips. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The sunlight flickered, and she thrashed in Cain’s grip, despite the agony shooting through her body. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z His eyes flicker down to Alex’s hip, where it’s bared above the sheet, and he says as much to himself as to Alex, “I am very, very gay.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Statues of Mary, Jesus's mother, are tucked into corners with candles flickering at her feet. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The fire in the mouth-shaped fireplace flickered, and green light filled the shadows of the room. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Despite the harsh words, I saw the slightest flicker of fear in his face. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z It shouldn’t be this easy, she thought, just before all the lights in the building flickered out. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Halliday now stands in a dim cavern, where light from unseen torches flickers off the damp walls. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z The screen flickers, and then the lobby comes into focus. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z They were like a pack of mad dogs, their torches flickering like demonic eyes and their swords glittering like sharp teeth. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The volume is muted, and I’m staring at the flickering images. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The moon had set already, and the darkness was profound; not a torch flickered anywhere, not a gleam of lamplight shone from any house. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z “Not bad, Alejo,” I say, and Ben buries his face in his pillow—but I catch a flicker of a tiny, proud smile first. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z An aura of red fire flickered around her. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z As the beat got louder, she smelled smoke and heard the flickering of torches on either side. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The fire flickered in their eyes and they saw into the deepest hearts of men. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The flames flickered in his one brown eye, and one green. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In Washington’s number seven seat, a realization flickered through Joe’s awareness—the boat was drawing abreast of his father’s house on the west side of the lake. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z By the light of the flickering candle he studied his face curiously. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z |
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